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Indicator name:
Cooking fuels: population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (in millions)
Short name:
PHE_HHAIR_POP_CATEGORY_FUELS
Data type:
Count
Indicator Id:
5662
Topic:
Risk factors
ISO Health Indicators Framework
Environmental factors
Rationale:
The use of solid fuels and kerosene in households is associated with increased mortality from acute lower respiratory, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, ischaemic heart disease, and lung cancer.
Definition:
Population (in millions) relying on given fuels and technologies as the primary source of domestic energy for cooking
Disaggregation:
Location (urban/rural) Fuel type (kerosene, gas, electricity, biomass, charcoal, coal)
Method of measurement
The indicator is calculated as the number of people relying primarily on a given fuel and technology for cooking.
M&E Framework:
Outcome
Method of estimation:
A non parametrical statistical model based on household survey data and time as inputs is applied to derive estimates. For further information on the model, see O. Stoner, J. Lewis, I. Lucio Martinez, S. Gumy, T. Economou, H. Adair-Rohani. (2021) What fuels the fire? Cooking fuel estimates at global, regional and country level for 1990-2030, Research Square (https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-251806/v1). Input data for the model are drawn from the WHO Household Energy Database, which includes data from nationally-representative surveys and censuses that provide estimates of primary cooking fuels and technologies. Data from high-income countries and surveys in which more than 15% of respondents were not categorized into a fuel type (i.e. missing data, reported not cooking at home, or used "other" fuels) were excluded.
Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates:
Countries are population-weighted to obtain regional aggregates; for countries with no data, nothing is reported. Regional estimates exclude high-income countries or low- and middle-income countries without suitable data in the region reported.
Preferred data sources:
National survey
Population census
Household surveys
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Expected frequency of data collection:
Annual
Comments:
There may be discrepancies between internationally reported and nationally reported figures. The reasons are the following: - Modelled estimates versus survey data point. - Use of different total population estimate.
Contact person email:
sdg7@who.int
Name:
sdg7@who.int
IMRID:
5662
Links:
World Urbanization Prospects
Air pollution data portal
Burning opportunity: clean household energy for health, sustainable development, and wellbeing of women and children. (WHO, 2016)
Global Household Energy Model: A Multivariate Hierarchical Approach to Estimating Trends in the Use of Polluting and Clean Fuels for Cooking. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Applied Statistics, Series C. 2020
What fuels the fire: Cooking fuels estimates
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