highest number of deaths attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019 were in China and India, at 1.8 million and 1.7 million, respectively.
It was estimated that there 6.7 million deaths attributable to air pollution worldwide in 2019. Of this total, 2.3 million were attributable to indoor air pollution. The Estimated number of deaths from air pollution worldwide in 2019, by type
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Statistics on Environmental pollution worldwide
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Air pollution
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OWID. (November 1, 2021). Estimated number of deaths from air pollution worldwide in 2019, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/512148/air-pollution-deaths-globally-by-type/
OWID. "Estimated number of deaths from air pollution worldwide in 2019, by type." Chart. November 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512148/air-pollution-deaths-globally-by-type/
OWID. (2021). Estimated number of deaths from air pollution worldwide in 2019, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512148/air-pollution-deaths-globally-by-type/
OWID. "Estimated Number of Deaths from Air Pollution Worldwide in 2019, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512148/air-pollution-deaths-globally-by-type/
OWID, Estimated number of deaths from air pollution worldwide in 2019, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512148/air-pollution-deaths-globally-by-type/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Estimated number of deaths from air pollution worldwide in 2019, by type [Graph], OWID, November 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/512148/air-pollution-deaths-globally-by-type/