Global annual mortality excess caused by air pollution, by region

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
Diseases caused by air pollution have been an increasing concern globally in the last decades. Inhabitants of East Asia were the most impacted worldwide, as annually air pollution caused approximately 3.1 million more deaths compared to a complete absence of exposure.

Yearly mortality excess due to ambient air pollution worldwide, by region (in 1,000 of deaths)*

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January 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

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* Expressed as the number of deaths over a given period that would not occur in the absence of exposure.

Ambient air pollution is defined by the WHO as being harmful pollutants emitted by industries, households, cars, and trucks

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