A comparative study of the disease burden attributable to PM2.5 in China, Japan and South Korea from 1990 to 2017

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is one of the leading contributors to disease burden. However, little is known about the spatial and temporal trends of the disease burden attributable to PM2.5 in the three major economies in East Asia. We aimed to estimate the patterns and temporal variations of the disease burden attributable to PM2.5 in China, Japan, and South Korea from 1990 to 2017. We obtained data on disease burden attributable...