High income - Particle pollution

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

The value for PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) in High income was 14.69 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.97 in 2011 and a minimum value of 14.53 in 2016.

Definition: Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.

Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

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Year Value
1990 16.64
1995 16.23
2000 16.21
2005 16.33
2010 16.68
2011 16.97
2012 16.09
2013 15.89
2014 14.99
2015 15.83
2016 14.53
2017 14.69

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) in High income was 55.34 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 77.95 in 1990, while its lowest value was 55.24 in 2016.

Definition: Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.

Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

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Year Value
1990 77.95
1995 76.34
2000 75.44
2005 75.72
2010 73.63
2011 76.77
2012 69.33
2013 66.40
2014 61.34
2015 60.81
2016 55.24
2017 55.34

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions