MKCF - Vital Signs Digital brochure FINAL - Flipbook - Page 13
Vital Signs
37% of greenhouse gas emissions
are from transport. England average
is 31%!
A measure of the impact of air pollution
on public health is the percentage of
adult deaths attributable to particulate
air pollution. In Milton Keynes this was
5.7%, which is above the average for
all English Unitary Authorities of 5.3%.
Certain groups are at highest risk
including the young, the elderly, those
with cardiovascular or respiratory
diseases, pregnant women and
low-income communities.
The number of private Plug-in
vehicles per 100,000 population
in Milton Keynes is 1073 compared
with of 778 for the UK.
12
