Methodology for Valuing the Health Impacts of Air Pollution

This report represents part of a joint study by the World Bank and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, Seattle (IHME) of the global economic costs of air pollution. The study, supported by the World Bank’s Pollution Management and Environmental Health (PMEH) program, aims to raise awareness about the severity of air pollution around the world and to strengthen the business case for countries to take action in reducing pollution.