What is the difference in absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution between Spain and Tanzania, United Republic of?

300 Percent, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tanzania, United Republic of?

6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Spain vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution

Spain

13,400 Percent

in 2015

Tanzania, United Republic of

13,700 Percent

in 2015

Spain rank

38th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

37th

Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution over time

Spain
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 13,700 Percent against 13,400 Percent in Spain, a difference of 300 Percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 38th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 37th of 173 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,000 Percent	10,900 Percent	3,100 Percent	Spain
2000s	14,150 Percent	11,200 Percent	2,950 Percent	Spain
2010s	13,100 Percent	12,650 Percent	450 Percent	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution, Spain or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 13,700 Percent against 13,400 Percent in Spain as of 2015.
What is the difference in absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution between Spain and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 300 Percent, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Spain and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution?: Spain ranks 38th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 37th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution
Unit: Percent
Source: Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 1,036 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Absolute number of deaths per year attributed to ambient (outdoor) particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution