pollution, wealth and health in asean + 6
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The relationship between Pollution, Wealth and Health in the six largest ASEAN economies. Do more CO2 emissions equate to a shorter life span?TRANSCRIPT
more energy use = more CO2 emmissions
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6
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Mala
ysia
Singapore
Thailan
d
Indonesia
Vietnam
Philippines
CO2 emmissionsmetric tons per capita
(2009)
more $ = more energy usage
0
1,400
2,800
4,200
5,600
7,000
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Year
$0
$8,800
$17,600
$26,400
$35,200
$44,000
Ener
gy U
se P
er C
apita
(kg
of o
il eq
uiva
lent
)G
DP Per C
apita (current US$)
MalaysiaSingapore Thailand
Indonesia Vietnam Philippines
Energy Use
GDP
ASEAN+6 refers to the largest economies in Southeast Asia--much larger than the four remaining ASEAN nations.
Country GDP (2012)Indonesia
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Phillippines
Vietnam
THAILANDVIETNAM
PHILLIPPINES
INDONESIA
SINGAPORE
MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA
$878 Billion
$365.5 Billion
$303.5 Billion
$274.7 Billion
$250.2 Billion
$141.6 Billion
pollutionthought to cause
IMMUNEDISEASES
CANCERLUPUS
ASTHMA
ALLERGIES
Can
cer
Respiratory Diseases
Proportional Mortality in ASEAN+6(% of total deaths, all ages)
0%
6%
12%
18%
24%
30%
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%
MalaysiaSingapore Thailand Indonesia Vietnam Philippines
what does this mean?
Relationship betweenPo ution, Wealth & Health
in ASEAN+6
You be the judge.
is there any correlation?Do CO2 levels matterwhen it comes to the overall population’s health?
Does pollutioncorrelate with cancer?... Or does lavish living?
What role doespollution playin respiratory diseases?
Do Singaporean’slive longer because they have a higher standard of living,which gives an increased chance of being
diagnosed with cancer?
Singapore Vietnamv.s.
Highest rate of death due to cancer--it is a major outlier
Lowest percentage of respiratoryrelated deaths in the region
Wealthiest ASEAN+6 nation
Approximately $43,000 GDP/capita
Highest energy-usage per person
Approximately 6,455 kg oil/year
2nd lowest energy-usage per person
Approximately 681 kg oil/year
Poorest ASEAN+6 nation
Approximately $1,200 GDP/capita
30% cancer-related deaths/year
Half of those in Vietnam
Cancer death-rate comparable tofellow ASEAN+6 nations
Highest percentage of respiratoryrelated deaths in the region
14% cancer-related deaths/year
8% respiratory deaths/year
Singapore has the highestlife expectancy in ASEAN+6
at 81.5 years.
Vietnam has the 2nd highestlife expectancy in ASEAN+6
at 74.8 years.
less money
less energy use
less CO2 emissions
less cancer related deaths
more respiratory related deaths
more money
more energy use
more CO2 emissions
more cancer related deaths
less respiratory related deaths
@SEAdevelopment
Resources:The World BankThe World Health Organization
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