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Table 1 The number of premature death due to PM2.5 pollution in Tallinn

From: Health impact assessment of particulate pollution in Tallinn using fine spatial resolution and modeling techniques

City district

Number of population

Annual exposure to local PM2.5 (μg/m3)

Number of premature deaths (95% CI)

Number of premature deaths 1/1000 (95% CI)

The loss of life expectancy in years (95% CI)

Haabersti

38 031

9.5

23 (6–42)

0.60 (0.16–1.10)

0.52 (0.14–0.90)

Mustamäe

62 589

14.0

63 (16–112)

1.01 (0.26–1.79)

0.78 (0.20–1.34)

Nõmme

38 268

7.2

18 (5–31)

0.47 (0.13–0.81)

0.40 (0.11–0.68)

Kesklinn

47 105

17.1

51 (13–91)

1.08 (0.28–1.93)

0.94 (0.25–1.62)

Kristiine

28 878

16.2

30 (8–54)

1.04(0.28–1.87)

0.89 (0.24–1.53

Lasnamäe

107 280

10.2

73 (19–131)

0.68 (0.18–1.22)

0.56 (0.15–0.97)

Pirita

13 192

6.4

5 (1–8)

0.38 (0.08–0.61)

0.36 (0.09–0.61)

Põhja-Tallinn

53 621

9.3

33 (9–59)

0.62 (0.17–1.10)

0.52 (0.14–0.89)

Total

388 964

11.6

296 (76–528)

0.76 (0.20–1.36)

0.64 (0.17–1.10)