ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF AIR POLLUTION ON RESPIRATORY DISEASES (USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE RA)

Abstract

Respiratory diseases take one of the leading places in the morbidity structure of the population of the Republic of Armenia, with the number of cases increasing annually. Among all the factors contributing to the development of respiratory diseases, a significant proportion is related to air pollution. Therefore, assessing the impact of pollutant emissions from industrial enterprises and transport on public health has become an urgent research priority. The goal of this article is to study and evaluate the influence of harmful emissions on respiratory diseases based on monitoring data of different regions across the Republic of Armenia. The paper evaluates a multiple regression linear model that captures the relationship between the incidence of respiratory diseases, current health expenditure per capita, and current environmental protection expenditure.