In 2019, the estimated number of deaths attributable to air pollution throughout Europe totaled 370,500. Premature deaths caused by air pollution exposure have decreased significantly in the last 30 years, dropping from 641,600 in 1990 to a low of 362,7000 in 2017. However, deaths have been increasing in recent years.
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe 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). Includes Central, Eastern and Western Europe.
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Health Effects Institute. (October 21, 2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
Health Effects Institute. "Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2019." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
Health Effects Institute. (2020). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
Health Effects Institute. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
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