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Bhalotra, Sonia, Diaz-Caveros, Alberto, Miller, Grant, Miranda, Alfonso and Venkataramani, Atheendar S. (2021) Urban water disinfection and mortality decline in lower-income countries. American Economic Journal : Economic Policy, 13 (4). pp. 490-520. doi:10.1257/pol.20180764
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20180764
Abstract
Historically, improvements in municipal water quality led to substantial mortality decline in today’s wealthy countries. However, water disinfection has not consistently produced large benefits in lower-income countries. We study this issue by analyzing a large-scale municipal water disinfection program in Mexico that increased water chlorination coverage in urban areas from 58% to over 90% within 18 months. We estimate that the program reduced childhood diarrheal disease mortality rates by 45 to 67%. However, inadequate sanitation infrastructure and age (degradation) of water pipes may have attenuated these benefits substantially.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Municipal water supply , Municipal water supply -- Mexico, Water -- Purification -- Disinfection, Drinking water -- Purification -- Mexico, Water quality -- Mexico, Water -- Purification -- Health aspects -- Mexico, Infants -- Mortality -- Mexico | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | American Economic Journal : Economic Policy | ||||||
| Publisher: | American Economic Association | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1945-7731 | ||||||
| Official Date: | November 2021 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 13 | ||||||
| Number: | 4 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 490-520 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1257/pol.20180764 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
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