A DATABASE OF HEALTHCARE'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

HealthcareLCA

Data summary

More than 8,000 environmental impact values, 3,000 products and activities, 1,000 authors, 400 data sources, 190 countries, & 20 years of coverage.

From individual pharmaceuticals to entire health systems, researchers around the world are working hard to assess the environmental impacts of different aspects of healthcare.

HealthcareLCA serves as an up-to-date resource for this work, bringing together new and existing assessments into one centralised, interactive, and publicly accessible interface.

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Explore the full database or select one of our preset interface views filtered by scale of analysis, healthcare field, specialty, or region of analysis.

Most interested in healthcare equipment? Only want to see studies that relate to a specific medical specialty? Use the dropdown section below to conveniently choose from our selection of preset interface views.

Still can't find what you're looking for? Remember that all views retain full interactivity, meaning that users can easily customise the interface filter, sort, and group settings, according to their unique needs.