Golub, ElenaKlytchnikova, IrinaSanchez-Martinez, GerardoBelausteguigoitia, Juan Carlos2015-01-062015-01-062014-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21096Despite considerable progress in the area of environmental management over the last decade, Colombia still faces significant impacts from population exposure to urban air pollution, inadequate access to water supply and sanitation, and indoor air pollution from solid fuel use. This study estimates that the total health cost attributable to these three factors amounts to about 10.2 trillion Colombian Pesos (COP) annually, or about 2 percent of GDP in 2010. In terms of mortality, about 7,600 annual premature deaths can be attributed to these environmental factors. This study updates some of the estimates of environmental health costs reported in the 2005 Colombia Country Environmental Analysis environmental priorities and poverty reduction . Specific policy recommendations and targeted interventions can be derived from future analysis of environmental health costs at subnational level, cost-benefit analysis of specific policy interventions, and an analysis of the burden of health costs disaggregated by population groups and poverty levels. Disaggregated statistics on health outcomes, fuel use, and access to infrastructure services, epidemiological studies, and air quality models (urban and industrial areas) are required for such analysis. Disaggregated assessments and cost benefit analysis, recommended for future studies, will facilitate an evaluation of policy and investment outcomes in terms of their impacts on the most vulnerable groups and the extent to which they are well targeted and benefit the poor.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADULT MORTALITYAGEDAIR POLLUTANTAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION CONTROLAIR QUALITYAIR QUALITY MONITORINGAIR QUALITY STANDARDSALLOCATION OF RESOURCESBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBURDEN OF DISEASEBUSCANCERCARCARBON EMISSIONCARBON MONOXIDECENTER FOR HEALTHCHILD HEALTHCHILD MORBIDITYCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATECHRONIC BRONCHITISCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCITIESCLEAN AIRCLIMATE CHANGECOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISCYCLE OF POVERTYDEATHS AMONG CHILDRENDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDIESELDIESEL FUELDIESEL FUEL QUALITYDISABILITYDISASTERSDISSEMINATIONDRINKING WATEREARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEM SERVICESELDERLYEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSIONSENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGESENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONSENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMESENVIRONMENTAL POLICIESENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL RISKSENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEXCESS MORTALITYEXPENDITURESEXPOSURE TO POLLUTIONFEWER CHILDRENFUEL USEFUELSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH BURDENHEALTH CAREHEALTH CONDITIONSHEALTH COSTHEALTH COSTSHEALTH DAMAGESHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH IMPACTHEALTH IMPACTSHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INFORMATIONHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMSHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH RISKSHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTHCARE PROVIDERSHIVHOSPITALHOSPITAL ADMISSIONSHOSPITALIZATIONHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN CAPITALHYGIENEILLNESSILLNESSESINCOMEINDOOR AIRINDOOR AIR POLLUTIONINFANTSINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTEGRATIONINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERVENTIONLAND USELEGAL STATUSLEVELS OF MORTALITYLIVE BIRTHSLOCAL AIR QUALITYLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMALARIAMALNOURISHED CHILDRENMEASLESMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMORTALITY RISKNATIONAL LEVELNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNITROGEN OXIDESNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMBER OF DEATHSNUMBER OF PEOPLENUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL STATUSOBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASEORAL REHYDRATION THERAPYOUTDOOR AIR POLLUTIONOZONEPARASITIC DISEASESPARTICULATE MATTERPATIENTPATIENTSPEAK HOURSPETROLEUM GASPOINT SOURCESPOINT SOURCES OF POLLUTIONPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY MAKERSPOLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONSPOLLUTIONPOPULATION DATAPOPULATION GROUPSPOPULATION GROWTHPPMPRACTITIONERSPREGNANCYPREMATURE DEATHSPREMATURE MORTALITYPRIVATE DOCTORSPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH POLICYPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONQUALITY IMPROVEMENTRAPID TRANSITRATES OF URBANIZATIONREDUCTION OF MORTALITYREHABILITATIONRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESPIRATORY DISEASESRESPIRATORY ILLNESSRESPIRATORY ILLNESSESRISK FACTORSRISK OF DEATHRISK OF ILLNESSRURAL AREASRURAL POPULATIONSAFE DRINKING WATERSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSERVICE PROVIDERSSEWAGESULFUR CONTENTSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSPORTTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION SYSTEMTRUEUNDER FIVE MORTALITYURBAN AIR POLLUTIONURBAN AREAURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN POLLUTIONURBAN POPULATIONURBAN TRANSPORTATIONVEHICLEVEHICLE FLEETVEHICLESVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDSVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWATER QUALITYWATER RESOURCESWATER SUPPLYWEALTHWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONhttps://doi.org/10.1596/21096