Measuring Hong Kong's air pollution costs
The Hedley Environmental Index monitors and publishes in real-time the economic costs of Hong Kong's air pollution in terms of public health impacts and their monetary value. The public health impacts include premature deaths, hospital bed-days and doctor visits.
Avoidable health impacts
4 preventable deaths
161 hospital bed days
7,442 doctor visits
from midnight to 14:00 today.
Air quality warning meter
Risk from air pollutants
Avoidable harm to the Hong Kong community
Premature Deaths
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| Apr |
| 297 |
| DEATHS last month |
Weekly totals
Hospital Bed-days
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| Apr |
| 14,525 |
| BED-DAYS last month |
Weekly totals
Doctor Visits
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| Apr |
| 689,568 |
| VISITS last month |
Weekly totals
Monthly/annual pollution report
Clear days (below WHO short-term guideline)
26 May 2013
Clear days
: Exceedance days
: Clear days
: Clear days
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Economic loss to the community in Hong Kong
Pollution-related burden of disease and lost productivity
26 May 2013,15:09
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Cumulative economic loss (HKD)
since midnight today.
since midnight today.
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$
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