Key information
Request reference number: MGLA280623-0772
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Summary of request
Your request
I am on the understanding that there is a total of 4,100 cases in the population of
London but am struggling to find how many new cases between 2020 and 2022.
Is there any way you could help with that?
Our response
In 2021, the GLA commissioned research from the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London to quantify the health burden of air pollution in London. This research found that in 2019, in Greater London, 61,800 to 70,200 life years lost (the equivalent of between 3,600 to 4,100 attributable deaths) were estimated to be attributable to anthropogenic fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), assuming health effects exist even at very low levels.
- The full report is available on the GLA website.
- This report used the most up to date air pollution modelling available for London, the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (2019) available on the London Datastore.
The GLA does not hold data on equivalent figures for subsequent years.
The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) reports the mortality burden of air
pollution for different regions in the UK, including London.
You can access this data using the Fingertips public health profiles.
If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting
reference MGLA280623-0772.