A report by the European Environment Agency reveals that over 110 million people in Europe experience harmful levels of noise pollution from transport, leading to significant health complications including 66,000 early deaths annually. The issue disproportionately affects 15 million children and has economic costs nearing €100 billion. Researchers emphasize that without additional action, the EU 2030 goal to reduce transport noise disturbances will not be met, and noise pollution remains a major health risk that warrants serious attention.
Noise pollution impacts our health by keeping our bodies in a constant state of fight or flight, which can lead to harmful physiological responses such as inflammation and oxidative stress.
The harm to health from noise is greater than that from higher-profile risks including secondhand tobacco smoke or lead exposure, incurring an economic cost of almost 100bn per year.
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