Impact of road traffic noise on cause-specific mortality in Madrid (Spain)

摘要

Latest time-series research conducted in Madrid has reported associations of road traffic noise with cause-specific daily mortality. Based on the results from that research, this study presents the health impact of urban noise for the period 2003-2009 as the number of avoidable deaths from various cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic diseases. The impact of noise on cardiovascular mortality exceeds that of fine particles (PM_(2.5_) in the two population groups considered: <65 and >65 years of age.