Impact of traffic-related fine particulate matter on mortality in Ho Chi Minh city

Abstract

This research used mortality data from the A6/YTCS Ministry of Health (dated 2018) and monitored 29 measurement points in Ho Chi Minh city using the low-cost AirBeam device to build the particulate matter concentration distribution map by inverse distance weighting (IDW) interpolation algorithm, then evaluated the impact of the traffic-related particulate matter on overall deaths in Ho Chi Minh city in 2018 using the Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMAP). In all districts, the annual average concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 are higher than WHO air quality standards (PM2.5<5 μg/m3, PM10<15 μg/m3). Annually, PM2.5 and PM10 may cause 7.37% and 3.41% of deaths from all causes (2,151/29,173 and 995/29,173), respectively. This research highlighted the harmful effects of particulate matter and the need to strengthen measures to reduce the traffic-related air pollution levels.