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Is there any evidence that people who live in areas with better air have better health outcomes overall? Hong Kong average life expectancy is 85. Iceland is 83

Is there any evidence that people who live in areas with better air have better health outcomes overall? Hong Kong average life expectancy is 85. Iceland is 83. Hong Kong has poor air quality and Iceland has some of the best. I'm for better air quality but it's just part of the puzzle.

elchief 5y ago
"Ambient PM2.5 concentration was associated with exacerbation of schizophrenia" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29682692/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29682692/ "Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been associated with increased risk of heart disease,1 insulin resistance (IR),2 and diabetes,3 all conditions that are characterized by inflammation" https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/ehp.122-a29 https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/ehp.122-a29 Basically, if it causes an immune/inflamatorry response, it leads to chronic disease https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/inflammation-a-unifying-theory-of-disease https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/inflammation-...