The number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States have dropped significantly in the past 30 years. In 1990, an estimated 103,700 lives were cut short due to air exposure, and by 2019 this figure had fallen to 60,200. PM2.5 pollution levels in the U.S. have been in decline since 1990. Particulate matter is the main cause of pollution related deaths.
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2019
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The numbers of deaths attributable to air pollution in a given year includes deaths that have likely occurred months or even years earlier than might be expected in the absence of air pollution (as in the case of a child dying from a lower-respiratory infection).
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Health Effects Institute. (October 21, 2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
Health Effects Institute. "Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2019." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
Health Effects Institute. (2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
Health Effects Institute. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution in The United States from 1990 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
Health Effects Institute, Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2019 [Graph], Health Effects Institute, October 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/