Health impacts of air pollution in Austria

Austria: Health impacts of air pollution was 25,924 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
25,924
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
18th
of 37 countries
All-time high
74,382
in 2005
All-time low
25,924
in 2023
Years of data
18
2005–2023

Health impacts of air pollution in Austria, 2005–2023

30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k2005201420232005: 74.4k2007: 57.9k2008: 63.0k2009: 63.0k2010: 73.1k2011: 73.7k2012: 56.6k2013: 61.7k2014: 46.2k2015: 49.5k2016: 41.6k2017: 42.4k2018: 51.0k2019: 37.5k2020: 29.8k2021: 31.4k2022: 31.4k2023: 25.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Austria recorded 25,924 for health impacts of air pollution in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health impacts of air pollution in Austria peaked at 74,382 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25,924, in 2023.

Austria ranks 18th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Health impacts of air pollution in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Health impacts of air pollution in Austria, 2005 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2005 74,382
2007 57,924 -22.1%
2008 62,954 +8.7%
2009 63,028 +0.1%
2010 73,118 +16.0%
2011 73,656 +0.7%
2012 56,576 -23.2%
2013 61,679 +9.0%
2014 46,160 -25.2%
2015 49,489 +7.2%
2016 41,604 -15.9%
2017 42,383 +1.9%
2018 50,973 +20.3%
2019 37,520 -26.4%
2020 29,755 -20.7%
2021 31,382 +5.5%
2022 31,421 +0.1%
2023 25,924 -17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64,572 57,924 74,382 4
2010s 53,316 37,520 73,656 10
2020s 29,620 25,924 31,421 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 15 Slovakia 33,239 compare
  2. 16 Belgium 30,396 compare
  3. 17 Croatia 28,876 compare
  4. 19 North Macedonia 25,011 compare
  5. 20 Kosovo* 23,877 compare
  6. 21 Portugal 22,894 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health impacts of air pollution in Austria?
Health impacts of air pollution in Austria was 25,924 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest health impacts of air pollution recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 74,382 in 2005.
What is the lowest health impacts of air pollution recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 25,924 in 2023.
How does Austria rank for health impacts of air pollution?
Austria ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is health impacts of air pollution rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Health impacts of air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health impacts of air pollution
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 684 data points, 2005–2023
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