Health impacts of air pollution by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
407,949 Number
Italy
Lowest
0 Number
Iceland
Median
25,011 Number
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
864
What the numbers show
Health impacts of air pollution is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 407,949 Number in Italy; the lowest is 0 Number in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 25,011 Number, and the mean is 57,589 Number.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 19.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Health impacts of air pollution: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 407,949 Number | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 302,510 Number | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 2 | Poland | 302,510 Number | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 216,546 Number | 2023 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 5 | France | 160,874 Number | 2023 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 160,029 Number | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 140,261 Number | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 97,856 Number | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 90,227 Number | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 90,227 Number | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 72,781 Number | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 12 | Hungary | 72,680 Number | 2023 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 51,363 Number | 2023 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49,409 Number | 2023 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 39,747 Number | 2023 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 39,747 Number | 2023 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 17 | Albania | 35,817 Number | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 33,239 Number | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 33,239 Number | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 20 | Belgium | 30,396 Number | 2023 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 28,876 Number | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 28,876 Number | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 23 | Austria | 25,924 Number | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 25,011 Number | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 25,011 Number | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo* | 23,877 Number | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 22,894 Number | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 13,630 Number | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 11,163 Number | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 11,163 Number | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 9,116 Number | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 9,116 Number | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 7,333 Number | 2023 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 6,579 Number | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 6,315 Number | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 6,315 Number | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 37 | Montenegro | 6,037 Number | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 3,613 Number | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 2,367 Number | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 1,970 Number | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Malta | 1,925 Number | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 743 Number | 2023 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 43 | Estonia | 501 Number | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Estonia | 501 Number | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Finland | 339 Number | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Liechtenstein | 71 Number | 2023 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Iceland | 0 Number | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.91 million Number