Table 3 Estimated adult deaths and pediatric disease cases attributable to PM2.5 air pollution by cause, Massachusetts, 2019
Cause | Deaths and disease cases (number and confidence interval) |
|---|---|
Adult Deaths - All Causes | 2780 (2726 – 2853) |
Adult Deaths by Cause of Death | |
Chronic lower respiratory disease | 343 (222–458) |
Heart DISease | 1677 (1346 – 1926) |
Lung, Tracheal, and Bronchial Cancer | 2185 (941–3409) |
Stroke | 200 (66–316) |
Pediatric diseases | |
Low birth weight | 308 (105–471) |
Pediatric asthma | 15,386 (5433 – 23,483) |