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Projected number of premature deaths caused by air pollution from coal power plants in the Western Balkan region between 2020 and 2050, by pollutant

Pollutant	2020-2030	2040	2050
Premature deaths due to NO2 pollution	856	1,248	1,509
Premature deaths due to PM2.5 pollution	62,621	70,010	74,389
Postneonatal premature deaths due to PM10 pollution	123	136	144
Premature deaths due to ozone, short-term exposure	665	979	1,192
Total	64,265	72,373	77,234

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December 2022

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Central and Eastern Europe

Survey time period

2020

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Estimates are based on a "business-as-usual" scenario and assumes compliance with existing legislation.

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It is estimated that air pollution from coal power plants will cause 64,265 premature deaths in the Western Balkan region between 2020 and 2030. This number will rise to almost 80,000 by 2050 if coal burning continues as usual. Air pollution from coal power plants is a major public health concern in the Western Balkan region, with countries such as Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina hugely reliant on this polluting energy source. Coal power plants emit several harmful pollutants, but the majority of air pollution-related deaths are linked to particulate matter (PM2.5). If coal power is phased out by 2030 rather 2050, it could potentially avoid some 12,000 premature deaths due to PM2.5 pollution, and 1,200 premature deaths due to other pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and ozone.