Particulate Matter and Health Risk under a Changing Climate: Assessment for Portugal

Table 1

Increase of mortality attributable to PM10 pollution levels under the climate scenario in comparison with the reference situation. Values presented in parenthesis correspond to the 95% confidence interval (CI).

District	Mortality rate average and 95% CI (deaths per 100000 inhabitants)	Annual mortality average and 95% CI (deaths)
Aveiro	2.6 (1.7–3.5)	13 (9–18)
Beja	1.7 (1.1–2.2)	3 (2-3)
Braga	1.9 (1.3–2.6)	19 (12–25)
Bragança	2.0 (1.3−2.6)	3 (2–4)
Castelo Branco	1.7 (1.1–2.2)	3 (2–4)
Coimbra	2.5 (1.7–3.4)	11 (7–15)
Évora	1.4 (0.9–1.9)	3 (2-3)
Faro	0.9 (0.6–1.2)	3 (2–4)
Guarda	1.8 (1.2–2.5)	4 (3–5)
Leiria	1.6 (1.1–2.2)	8 (6–11)
Lisbon	1.3 (0.8–1.7)	26 (17–35)
Portalegre	1.8 (1.2–2.4)	2 (2-3)
Porto	3.7 (2.5−5.0)	62 (41–83)
Santarém	1.8 (1.2–2.3)	8 (5–11)
Setúbal	1.9 (1.2–2.5)	13 (9–18)
Viana do Castelo	2.4 (1.6–3.2)	8 (5–11)
Vila Real	1.9 (1.3–2.6)	6 (4–7)
Viseu	2.0 (1.3–2.6)	8 (5–11)
National	2.1 (1.4–2.8)	203 (135–271)