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Table 2 Summary of PAIGE per 100,000 population obtained by Eq. (2) using data of 2005−2019

From: Effects of regional air pollutants on respiratory diseases in the basin metropolitan area of central Taiwan

Air pollutants

Urban

Suburban

Rural

Lung cancer

 PM2.5

0.95

0.05

0.06

 ODO

0.05

0.04

0.04

 NMHC

14

7

8

COPD

 PM2.5

1.81

0.90

0.00

 ODO

0.52

0.43

0.17

 NMHC

478

236

28

Asthma

 PM2.5

1.28

0.66

-0.05

 ODO

0.04

0.36

0.15

 NMHC

366

189

20

Pneumonia

 PM2.5

0.43

0.54

0.61

 ODO

0.15

0.30

0.24

 NMHC

44

49

69