Middle 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 Middle income was 52.40 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.25 in 2011 and a minimum value of 51.45 in 1990.

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 51.45
1995 52.06
2000 53.24
2005 56.39
2010 58.76
2011 59.25
2012 55.10
2013 55.78
2014 53.41
2015 54.39
2016 52.02
2017 52.40

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 Middle income was 97.87 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 99.46 in 2011, while its lowest value was 97.87 in 2017.

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 99.31
1995 99.29
2000 99.34
2005 99.41
2010 99.36
2011 99.46
2012 99.33
2013 98.94
2014 98.57
2015 98.54
2016 97.98
2017 97.87

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions