Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 22 October 2020.
Colleen Fletcher
Opposition Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of deaths that were attributed to poor air quality in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last five years.
Jo Churchill
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
Public Health England is responsible for collecting data to better understand public health challenges. This data is available via the Public Health Outcomes Framework for England portal, which includes an indicator for air pollution expressed as the fraction of adult mortality attributable to long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution. This is updated annually. The data are available to view at the following link:
Of the last five years, data estimates are available are for 2016, 2017 and 2018 and are shown in the following table.
Fraction of adult mortality attributable to long-term exposure to human-made particulate air pollution in Coventry, West Midlands Region, West Midlands Combined Authority and England
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
Coventry | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
West Midlands Region | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5.0% |
West Midlands Combined Authority | Not available | 5.4% | 5.5% |
England | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
Yes3 people think so
No4 people think not
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