In the past three decades there has been a gradual decline in the number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK), dropping from just over 42 thousand deaths in 1990 to 15 thousand deaths in 2019.
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019
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Mean number of deaths attributable to air pollution
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, & IHME. (October 21, 2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
Health Effects Institute, und IHME. "Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
Health Effects Institute, IHME. (2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
Health Effects Institute, and IHME. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
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