Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic, environmental and health characteristics of the NUTS2 regions in the study in 2004

Population

268

1,848,263

1,462,705

26,347

11,350,290

Area (km²)

268

17,552

21,094

160

154,191

Population density (per km²)

268

346

835

3

9142

PM₁₀: population-weighted annual average (μg.m^-3)

268

22.3

7.6

2.7

48.5

PM₁₀: population-weighted 36th highest daily mean (μg.m^-3)

268

37.1

13.1

3.4

82.7

Mean household income (PPCS)

235

14,689

5,389

2,736

29,707

Mean smoking rate (%, country level)

29

32.0

1.18

18.6

45.1

Premature mortality rate (per 100,000, 2004–2006)

  All-cause male

210

305.3

124.2

103.2

706.6

  All-cause female

210

145.6

40.9

78.3

279.5

  Circulatory disease male

210

79.6

52.7

24.2

274.8

  Circulatory disease female

210

27.2

19.5

7.8

104.3

  Respiratory disease male

210

11.8

7.3

2.8

47.2

  Respiratory disease female

210

6.0

3.4

1.5

20.4

  Chronic liver disease male

210

16.5

12.9

1.8

80.6

  Chronic liver disease female

210

5.9

4.6

0.6

26.2