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Indicators

CORE SET OF INDICATORS

A total of 22 indicators have been selected as the core set of indicators.

Socio-economic

  • Life expectancy at birth
  • Total unemployment
  • Infant mortality rate
  • Living floor area per person

Air Quality and Noise

  • Infant mortality due to respiratory diseases
  • Mortality due to respiratory diseases
  • Mortality due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD)
  • Exceedance of air quality limit values in urban areas
  • Ambient particulate matter (PM10) concentration in urban areas
  • Population exposed to various noise level ranges per source

Chemical, UV and Ionising Radiation

  • Incidence of childhood leukaemia
  • Incidence of melanoma in people aged under 55 years

Water and Food Safety

  • Outbreaks of waterborne diseases
  • Outbreak of food-borne diseases
  • Incidence rate of acute intestinal diseases
  • Bathing water quality
  • Drinking water quality: microbiological
  • Drinking water quality: chemical

Accident, Mobility and Transport

  • Mortality due to road traffic injuries in children and adolescents
  • Mortality due to unintentional injuries in children and adolescents
  • Mortality de to unintentional injuries in children
  • Injury rate due to road traffic accidents

 

 

 

 

   

EXTENDED SET OF INDICATORS

A total of 22 indicators have been selected for inclusion in the extended set

Air quality and Noise

  • Prevalence of asthma and allergies in children
  • Proportion of children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in their homes
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Percentage of population exposed to weighted yearly sum of max daily 8-hour mean     ozone (O3) concentration exceeding 70 μg/m3 (35 ppb)
  • Proportion of children living in proximity to heavily trafficked roads
  • Onset, peak and end date of the pollination season of four species: alder, birch, grasses and ragweed
  • Population weighted pollen load concerning the 4 species by monitoring stations

Water and Food Safety

  • Number of Legionella cases reported

Chemicals, UV and Ionizing radiation

  • Radon levels in dwellings
  • Persistent Organic Pollutants in human milk fat

Housing

  • Proportion of children living in homes using solid fuel
  • Proportion of homes with problems with damp/mould
  • Proportion of houses with missing basic hygienic amenities
  • Proportion of population living in crowded housing conditions

Accidents, Mobility and Transport

  • Proportion of children (0 – 19 years) going to school by the different modes of transportation

Disasters

  • Proportion of resident population living in a flood plain
  • Exposure and mortality due to cold spells
  • Exposure (number and total duration of heat waves) and total mortality due to heat waves
  • Exposure to heat waves: proportion of person-days in heat-waves
  • Policies to prevent heat-related health effects

Obesity

  • Prevalence of excess body weight and obesity (in children, other age groups)
  • Percentage of children who meet the moderate- to-vigorous physical activity guidelines, defined as 60 minutes or more of at least moderate intensity activity on 5 or more days a week
   

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