a year in plastics-related health damage
The Lancet Countdown estimates health-related economic losses from plastics at more than US$1.5 trillion every year.
- Value
- >US$1.5 trillion
- Unit
- US$
- Data year
- 2025
- Trend
- Rising
- Source name
- Lancet Countdown on health and plastics 2025
- Source link
- doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01447-3
- Confidence
- Evidence: High
- Caveat / scope
- Modelled estimate combining several exposure pathways.
- Verified on
- 22 September 2026
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