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The Cost of Air Pollution in Lagos / Lelia Croitoru.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Croitoru, Lelia.
- Series:
- Other Environmental Study.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Other Environmental Study
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Air Pollution.
- Air Quality and Clean Air.
- Brown Issues and Health.
- Climate Change.
- Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases.
- Environment.
- Mortality.
- Particulate Matter.
- Pollution Management and Control.
- Roads and Highways.
- Transport.
- Local Subjects:
- Air Pollution.
- Air Quality and Clean Air.
- Brown Issues and Health.
- Climate Change.
- Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases.
- Environment.
- Mortality.
- Particulate Matter.
- Pollution Management and Control.
- Roads and Highways.
- Transport.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2019.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital is one of the world's fastest growing megacities, but many are breathing polluted air. This report estimates that in 2018, air pollution caused more than 11,200 premature deaths in Lagos. Children under five are the most affected accounting for about sixty percent of the deaths. The health cost of air pollution was estimated at 2.1 billion US dollars, corresponding to about 1.3 percent of Lagos state's gross domestic product (GDP).
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