With global temperatures rising due to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change affecting every facet of life, our team wanted to analyze the impact air pollution has on population health in several countries.
Climate change is one of the most pertinent issues in today's society. The burning of fossil fuels has accelerated the impacts of climate change on daily life—from global temperature increases, to prolonged wildfire seasons, to rising water levels.
The emissions of greenhouse gases have also led to adverse impacts on human health. Specifically, increased air pollution can cause a variety of health risks, such as respiratory infections, heart diseases, and lung cancer.
One of the most alarming results of this form of climate change is an increased number of deaths directly associated with air pollution. This project would allow us to directly assess the impact of air pollution on global health by viewing the correlation between the deaths caused by air pollution and the overall deaths in 5 focus countries: the US, China, India, Sweden, Liberia. We also compared the exposure of PM-25 to deaths caused by air pollution and introduced ML models to estimate the mean death burden using year, particle exposure, country, and region.