Particulate matter air pollution and national and county life expectancy loss in the USA: A spatiotemporal analysis

Exposure to fine particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) is hazardous to health. Our aim was to directly estimate the health and longevity impacts of current PM2.5 concentrations and the benefits of reductions from 1999 to 2015, nationally and at county level, for the entire contemporary population of the contiguous United States.We used vital registration and population data with information on sex, age, cause of death, and county of residence. We...