Table 2 Estimation of the impact of PM2.5 and O3 on human health in the GBA.

From: Changes of PM2.5 and O3 and their impact on human health in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

Air pollutant

Mortality

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

PM2.5

All-cause (min–max)

29,169 (6863–42,895)

26,696 (6281–39,258 )

28,224 (6641–41,505)

23,130 (5442–34,015)

21,113 (4968–31,048)

Cardiovascular (min–max)

1852 (1058–2382)

1694 (968–2178)

1793 (1025–2306)

1464 (836–1882)

1333 (762–1714)

Respiratory (min–max)

1989 (0–3979 )

1817 (0–3634)

1913 (0–3826)

1572 (0–3144)

1424 (0–2848)

O3

All-cause (min–max)

11,161 (5581–22,323)

11,261 (5631–22,522)

14,400 (7200–28,801)

13,034 (6517–26,068)

16,286 (8143–32,572)

Cardiovascular (min–max)

5009 (1670–9685)

5070 (1690–9803)

6456 (2152–12,482)

5851 (1950–11,312)

7321 (2440–14,155)

Respiratory (min–max)

4379 (0–9414)

4409 (0–9479)

5592 (0–12,023)

5078 (0–10,918)

6314 (0–13,576)