Air pollution produced by fossil fuel combustion is a major hazard to human health, and was responsible for an estimated 8.7 million premature deaths worldwide in 2018. Death rates was especially high in Eastern Asia, where an average of 30.7 percent of adult deaths were attributable to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal. In China and India there were an estimated 3.9 million and 2.5 million deaths attributable to fossil-fuel related PM2.5. Regions with high levels of air pollution from fossil fuel combustion have higher mortality rates than in regions such as Africa and South America.
Share of regional deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated by fossil fuel combustion in 2018
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The Guardian. (February 9, 2021). Share of regional deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated by fossil fuel combustion in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203032/fossil-fuel-pollution-deaths-worldwide-by-region/
The Guardian. "Share of regional deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated by fossil fuel combustion in 2018." Chart. February 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203032/fossil-fuel-pollution-deaths-worldwide-by-region/
The Guardian. (2021). Share of regional deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated by fossil fuel combustion in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203032/fossil-fuel-pollution-deaths-worldwide-by-region/
The Guardian. "Share of Regional Deaths Attributable to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (Pm2.5) Generated by Fossil Fuel Combustion in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203032/fossil-fuel-pollution-deaths-worldwide-by-region/
The Guardian, Share of regional deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated by fossil fuel combustion in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203032/fossil-fuel-pollution-deaths-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Share of regional deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated by fossil fuel combustion in 2018 [Graph], The Guardian, February 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203032/fossil-fuel-pollution-deaths-worldwide-by-region/