Exposure to ambient particulate matter pollution is responsible for many deaths every year.
Almost two million deaths were attributable to air pollution exposure in both China and India in 2019. Two of the most harmful air pollutants to human health are nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter. Number of deaths attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019, by select country
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IHME, & Health Effects Institute. (October 21, 2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830953/deaths-due-to-air-pollution-in-major-countries/
IHME, und Health Effects Institute. "Number of deaths attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019, by select country." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830953/deaths-due-to-air-pollution-in-major-countries/
IHME, Health Effects Institute. (2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019, by select country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830953/deaths-due-to-air-pollution-in-major-countries/
IHME, and Health Effects Institute. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution Exposure in 2019, by Select Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830953/deaths-due-to-air-pollution-in-major-countries/
IHME & Health Effects Institute, Number of deaths attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019, by select country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830953/deaths-due-to-air-pollution-in-major-countries/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019, by select country [Graph], IHME, & Health Effects Institute, October 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/830953/deaths-due-to-air-pollution-in-major-countries/