In 2019, an estimated 2,410 lives were cut short in Portugal due to air pollution exposure. This was a noticeable decline compared to the 4,580 deaths that occurred in 1990.
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Portugal from 1990 to 2019
Characteristic
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. (October 21, 2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Portugal from 1990 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/827761/air-pollution-deaths-portugal/
Health Effects Institute. "Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Portugal from 1990 to 2019." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827761/air-pollution-deaths-portugal/
Health Effects Institute. (2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Portugal from 1990 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827761/air-pollution-deaths-portugal/
Health Effects Institute. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution in Portugal from 1990 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827761/air-pollution-deaths-portugal/
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