Deaths avoided under a counterfactual exposure reduction — morie_envhealth_mortality_displaced • rmorie

BenMAP-CE health-impact function (US EPA 2018; Anenberg et al. 2010): $$\Delta Y = y_0 N (1 - e^{-\beta \Delta x}).$$

Usage

morie_envhealth_mortality_displaced(
  exposure_delta,
  population,
  baseline_rate,
  beta_per_unit
)

Arguments

exposure_delta: Counterfactual reduction in exposure (positive means the exposure goes down).
population: At-risk population.
baseline_rate: Baseline rate in cases per person-year.
beta_per_unit: Log-RR per unit of exposure (per unit, not per 10).

Value

Expected avoided cases.

Examples

morie_envhealth_mortality_displaced(10, 1e6, 0.008, 0.0039)
#> [1] 305.9943