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Health and Environment Scorecard: Turkmenistan

Overall Summary

The health and environment scorecard for Turkmenistan gives a summary score of 45 out of 100, with an exposure score of 57, health score of 77, and policy score of 0. Scores represent simple averages out of 100.

Exposure Score Details

• Air quality is poor, with an annual mean PM2.5 of 26 μg/m³ compared to WHO guidelines of 5 μg/m³, leading to deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease. No legal standards for PM2.5 exist.
• Other environmental exposures include insufficient data on lead and mercury levels, high vulnerability to climate change (high emissions scenario), and inadequate water and sanitation coverage (50-74% lack safe drinking water and sanitation in some areas).
• Overall exposure highlights significant risks from air pollution, climate factors, and basic resource shortcomings.

Health Score Details

• The health score of 77 is moderate, recognizing preventative efforts for specific diseases like stroke and heart disease due to air pollution, but fewer than intended health issues are covered.
• Despite air pollution impacts, health outcomes show some effectiveness, but key gaps remain, such as insufficient climate resilience assessments in healthcare.

Policy and Plans

• The policy score is 0, indicating a low or absent level of national policies, particularly for health and climate adaptation.
• Limited national plans exist for household energy use, climate action, or occupational health and safety.

Key Findings

• Weaknesses: No air quality regulations, insufficient policy development, limited climate adaptation efforts, and resource issues like unstable electricity for health facilities.
• Strengths: Some IHR capacity for chemical emergencies, but overall progress is limited, with many areas rated as insufficient data or not comprehensively addressed.

Methodology and Data Notes

The scorecard is based on published data and country input, subject to limitations like lack of data consultation. It tracks member state progress without ranking.