Worldwide Study Shows Relationship Between Greenness and Lower Mortality

The authors systematically reviewed and analyzed more than 9,200 studies conducted worldwide. The meta-analysis found evidence that surrounding greenness reduced all-cause mortality. Interventions to increase and manage green spaces should therefore be considered as a strategic public health intervention.

Rojas-Rueda, D., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., Gascon, M., Perez-Leon, D., & Mudu, P. (2019, November). Green spaces and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of Cohort studies. The Lancet Planetary Health, 3(11).