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Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution by country

Countries reporting
173
Highest
1.11 million
China
Lowest
100
Vanuatu
Median
4,100
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
1,036

What the numbers show

Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 1.11 million in China; the lowest is 100 in Vanuatu.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,100, and the mean is 24,282.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,081.

Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 188.9%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 25.0%).

Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.11 million 2015 down 2.8% rising
2 India 1.09 million 2015 up 21.7% rising
3 Russia 136,900 2015 down 13.2% falling
4 Pakistan 135,100 2015 up 16.8% rising
5 Bangladesh 122,400 2015 up 21.2% rising
6 United States 88,400 2015 down 11.6% falling
7 Indonesia 78,600 2015 up 10.5% rising
8 Japan 60,600 2015 up 25.7% rising
9 Egypt 60,200 2015 up 24.6% rising
10 Ukraine 59,000 2015 down 9.0% falling
11 Brazil 52,300 2015 up 11.5% rising
12 Nigeria 50,900 2015 down 24.8% falling
13 Germany 43,100 2015 up 8.6% falling
14 Vietnam 42,200 2015 up 17.9% rising
15 Philippines 40,600 2015 up 21.9% rising
16 Thailand 37,600 2015 up 44.1% rising
17 Italy 33,700 2015 up 37.0% rising
18 Iran 33,300 2015 up 21.5% rising
19 Ethiopia 31,100 2015 down 6.0% falling
19 Myanmar 31,100 2015 down 1.3% flat
21 Afghanistan 29,500 2015 up 11.3% rising
22 Mexico 29,000 2015 up 28.3% rising
23 Poland 27,900 2015 down 0.7% falling
24 United Kingdom 27,200 2015 down 6.5% falling
25 Turkey 26,700 2015 up 13.1% falling
26 South Africa 24,900 2015 down 11.1% rising
27 France 20,300 2015 up 13.4% falling
28 Sudan 19,200 2015 up 7.9% rising
29 North Korea 18,800 2015 up 24.5% rising
30 Nepal 18,300 2015 up 19.6% rising
31 South Korea 18,200 2015 up 38.9% rising
32 Romania 18,100 2015 down 1.6% falling
33 Uzbekistan 17,500 2015 up 8.7% flat
34 Argentina 16,600 2015 up 7.8% rising
35 Iraq 15,700 2015 up 9.8% rising
36 Uganda 15,100 2015 up 14.4% rising
37 Tanzania 13,700 2015 up 24.5% rising
38 Spain 13,400 2015 down 4.3% falling
39 Cameroon 12,900 2015 up 0.8% rising
40 Yemen 12,500 2015 up 25.0% rising
41 Belarus 12,200 2015 up 3.4% flat
42 Algeria 12,000 2015 up 50.0% rising
43 Colombia 10,900 2015 up 7.9% rising
43 Taiwan 10,900 2015 up 29.8% rising
45 Niger 10,600 2015 down 10.9% falling
46 Angola 10,200 2015 up 13.3% rising
47 Kazakhstan 10,100 2015 down 3.8% falling
48 Morocco 9,800 2015 up 30.7% rising
49 Bulgaria 9,500 2015 up 1.1% falling
49 Malaysia 9,500 2015 up 18.8% rising
51 Venezuela 9,300 2015 up 31.0% rising
52 Ghana 8,600 2015 up 6.2% rising
52 Hungary 8,600 2015 down 8.5% falling
54 Peru 8,400 2015 down 2.3% flat
55 Saudi Arabia 8,000 2015 up 37.9% rising
56 Czechia 7,800 2015 up 5.4% falling
56 Chad 7,800 2015 up 8.3% rising
58 Cote d'Ivoire 7,700 2015 unchanged rising
58 Sri Lanka 7,700 2015 down 6.1% rising
60 Madagascar 7,500 2015 up 29.3% rising
61 Serbia 7,200 2015 down 6.5% flat
62 Canada 7,100 2015 down 1.4% flat
63 Kenya 7,000 2015 up 22.8% rising
64 Netherlands 6,800 2015 down 1.4% falling
65 Burkina Faso 6,700 2015 down 9.5% falling
65 Greece 6,700 2015 up 31.4% rising
67 Cuba 6,600 2015 up 10.0% rising
67 Mozambique 6,600 2015 up 10.0% rising
67 Syria 6,600 2015 up 29.4% rising
70 Azerbaijan 6,100 2015 up 19.6% rising
70 Cambodia 6,100 2015 up 1.7% flat
72 Chile 5,900 2015 up 28.3% rising
73 Belgium 5,600 2015 up 1.8% falling
73 Zambia 5,600 2015 unchanged rising
75 South Sudan 5,500 2015 up 57.1% rising
76 Mali 5,100 2015 unchanged falling
77 Senegal 5,000 2015 up 31.6% rising
78 Guatemala 4,900 2015 up 2.1% rising
79 Haiti 4,700 2015 up 6.8% falling
80 Burundi 4,600 2015 up 17.9% falling
80 Guinea 4,600 2015 up 4.5% flat
80 Malawi 4,600 2015 down 4.2% flat
83 Tunisia 4,500 2015 up 50.0% rising
84 Benin 4,300 2015 up 4.9% flat
84 Somalia 4,300 2015 up 16.2% rising
86 Rwanda 4,200 2015 down 2.3% falling
87 Bolivia 4,100 2015 up 5.1% rising
87 Central African Republic 4,100 2015 up 10.8% rising
89 Austria 4,000 2015 up 8.1% falling
89 Tajikistan 4,000 2015 unchanged falling
91 Georgia 3,900 2015 down 4.9% falling
92 Zimbabwe 3,800 2015 down 15.6% rising
93 Portugal 3,700 2015 down 7.5% falling
94 Croatia 3,500 2015 up 9.4% falling
94 Slovakia 3,500 2015 down 14.6% falling
96 Australia 3,400 2015 down 2.9% falling
97 Dominican Republic 3,300 2015 up 37.5% rising
98 Honduras 3,100 2015 up 19.2% rising
98 Turkmenistan 3,100 2015 up 6.9% falling
100 Ecuador 3,000 2015 down 11.8% rising
100 Laos 3,000 2015 down 11.8% falling
100 Papua New Guinea 3,000 2015 up 20.0% rising
103 Moldova 2,900 2015 down 14.7% falling
104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,800 2015 up 16.7% falling
105 Kyrgyzstan 2,700 2015 unchanged flat
105 Lithuania 2,700 2015 down 6.9% falling
107 United Arab Emirates 2,600 2015 up 188.9% volatile
107 Libya 2,600 2015 up 52.9% rising
109 Switzerland 2,500 2015 up 8.7% falling
109 Togo 2,500 2015 unchanged flat
111 Congo 2,400 2015 up 14.3% rising
112 Armenia 2,300 2015 up 4.5% rising
113 El Salvador 2,200 2015 up 15.8% rising
113 Sweden 2,200 2015 up 22.2% falling
115 Denmark 2,100 2015 down 4.5% falling
115 Eritrea 2,100 2015 up 31.2% rising
115 Israel 2,100 2015 up 23.5% rising
115 Lebanon 2,100 2015 up 75.0% rising
115 Latvia 2,100 2015 down 12.5% falling
120 Sierra Leone 1,900 2015 down 9.5% falling
121 Singapore 1,700 2015 up 6.2% rising
122 Finland 1,600 2015 up 14.3% falling
122 North Macedonia 1,600 2015 up 6.7% rising
122 Mauritania 1,600 2015 up 23.1% rising
122 Paraguay 1,600 2015 up 14.3% rising
126 Albania 1,500 2015 up 50.0% rising
126 Mongolia 1,500 2015 up 25.0% rising
128 Jordan 1,400 2015 up 27.3% rising
128 Norway 1,400 2015 down 6.7% falling
128 Uruguay 1,400 2015 unchanged falling
131 Nicaragua 1,200 2015 up 20.0% rising
132 Ireland 1,100 2015 unchanged falling
132 Lesotho 1,100 2015 down 8.3% rising
134 Costa Rica 1,000 2015 up 25.0% rising
134 Guinea-Bissau 1,000 2015 up 25.0% rising
134 Palestine 1,000 2015 up 66.7% rising
134 Slovenia 1,000 2015 up 11.1% falling
138 Jamaica 900 2015 up 28.6% rising
138 Oman 900 2015 up 80.0% rising
140 Gabon 800 2015 unchanged flat
140 Panama 800 2015 up 33.3% rising
142 Botswana 700 2015 unchanged rising
142 Estonia 700 2015 unchanged falling
142 Kuwait 700 2015 up 40.0% rising
145 Gambia 600 2015 up 20.0% rising
145 Namibia 600 2015 down 25.0% flat
145 New Zealand 600 2015 down 14.3% falling
148 Liberia 500 2015 unchanged falling
148 Eswatini 500 2015 down 16.7% rising
148 Trinidad and Tobago 500 2015 up 25.0% falling
151 Bhutan 400 2015 up 33.3% rising
151 Djibouti 400 2015 unchanged rising
151 Equatorial Guinea 400 2015 up 33.3% falling
151 Montenegro 400 2015 unchanged rising
151 Mauritius 400 2015 down 20.0% falling
156 Cyprus 300 2015 unchanged flat
156 Guyana 300 2015 unchanged falling
158 Bahrain 200 2015 unchanged flat
158 Cape Verde 200 2015 unchanged flat
158 Fiji 200 2015 unchanged rising
158 Luxembourg 200 2015 unchanged flat
158 Malta 200 2015 up 100.0% rising
158 Qatar 200 2015 unchanged rising
158 Suriname 200 2015 up 100.0% rising
165 Bahamas 100 2015 unchanged flat
165 Belize 100 2015 unchanged flat
165 Barbados 100 2015 unchanged flat
165 Comoros 100 2015 unchanged falling
165 Iceland 100 2015 unchanged flat
165 Saint Lucia 100 2015 unchanged flat
165 Maldives 100 2015 unchanged flat
165 Solomon Islands 100 2015 unchanged flat
165 Vanuatu 100 2015 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 1,036 data points, 1990–2015
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