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Qiu, H.L.* ; Xie, Y.T.* ; Zhou, G.L.* ; Zhu, S.F.* ; Zhao, T. ; Heinrich, J. ; Bloom, M.S.* ; Huang, W.Z.* ; Lau, S.S.S.* ; Zhang, Y.D.* ; Li, J.X.* ; Wang, L.* ; Zhu, X.Q.* ; Jiang, J.C.* ; Lin, S.* ; Zou, X.G.* ; Li, L.* ; Dong, G.H.* ; Fan, S.J.* ; Yang, B.Y.*

Greenspace mitigates the global disease and economic burdens of non-communicable diseases.

One Earth, DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101412 (2025)
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a substantial public health concern globally, with environmental factors being dominant contributors. Greenspace, a critical part of our living environment, offers multiple health benefits. However, the impact of greenspace on global NCD burdens remains unclear, hindering the development of effective policies for NCD intervention and greening improvement. Here, we analyzed greenspace-NCD associations across 204 countries/territories during 2000–2021 via mixed-effects regression and estimated preventable NCD-related disease and economic burdens using the comparative-risk-assessment framework. We observed that greater greenspace was linked to fewer NCD-related deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Maintaining peak greenspace levels during 2000–2021 could potentially have prevented 1.66 (95% uncertainty interval, 1.32–1.98) million NCD-related deaths and 37.68 (31.27–43.27) million DALYs globally, saving nearly 10 billion US$. These findings reveal greenspace's potential to alleviate global NCD burden, urging policy makers and practitioners to incorporate greening initiatives into NCD management.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords Disease Burden ; Economic Burden ; Global Investigation ; Greenspace ; Non-communicable Diseases
Language english
Publication Year 2025
HGF-reported in Year 2025
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2590-3330
e-ISSN 2590-3322
Journal One Earth
Publisher Elsevier
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
POF-Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Research field(s) Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP Element(s) G-504000-008
DOI 10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101412
Scopus ID 105013244435
Erfassungsdatum 2025-10-17
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