Background Despite a substantial reduction in the use of solid fuels worldwide, exposure to
household air pollution (HAP) from use of these fuels for cooking remains a leading risk …

Background Polluting fuels and inefficient stove technologies are still a leading cause of
premature deaths worldwide, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries …

Background Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, and is a
leading contributor to global disease burden. We explored spatial and temporal trends in …

Background 3 billion people worldwide rely on polluting fuels and technologies for domestic
cooking and heating. We estimate the global, regional, and national health burden …

In the Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) done as part of the Global Burden of Disease
project (GBD-2010), the global and regional burdens of household air pollution (HAP) due to …

Background Air pollution is an important public health concern in China, with high levels of
exposure to both ambient and household air pollution. To inform action at provincial levels in …

Background Household air pollution (HAP) from combustion of solid fuels is an important
contributor to disease burden in low-and middle-income countries (LIC, and MIC). However …

Background Air pollution is the sixth highest risk factor for attributable disability-adjusted life-
years (DALYs) in North Africa and the Middle East, but the relative importance of different …

Background Air pollution is a major planetary health risk, with India estimated to have some
of the worst levels globally. To inform action at subnational levels in India, we estimated the …

Abstract The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a comparative assessment of the health
impact of the major and well-established risk factors, including ambient air pollution (AAP) …