Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in OECD America

OECD America: Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to was 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
down 5.9%
Rank
9th
of 19 regions
All-time high
2.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 1990
All-time low
0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2019
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in OECD America, 1990–2019

0.511.522.531990200420191990: 2.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants1991: 2.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants1992: 2.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants1993: 2.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants1994: 2.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants1995: 2.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants1996: 1.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants1997: 1.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants1998: 1.6 Per 1 000 inhabitants1999: 1.5 Per 1 000 inhabitants2000: 1.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants2001: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2002: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2003: 1.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 1.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 0.982 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 0.932 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 0.897 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 0.872 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 0.838 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 0.807 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 0.777 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 0.752 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 0.712 Per 1 000 inhabitants2019: 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Analysis

In 2019, mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in OECD America stood at 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in OECD America peaked at 2.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2019.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in OECD America, year by year

Annual values for Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to environment-related risks — Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in OECD America, 1990 to 2019.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
1990 2.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants
1991 2.62 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.3%
1992 2.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.0%
1993 2.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.2%
1994 2.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants -6.1%
1995 2.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants -6.0%
1996 1.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants -6.6%
1997 1.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants -8.2%
1998 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants -8.0%
1999 1.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants -7.6%
2000 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants -7.2%
2001 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.1%
2002 1.31 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.9%
2003 1.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants -4.0%
2004 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants -4.1%
2005 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.4%
2006 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.7%
2007 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants -4.2%
2008 1.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants -2.0%
2009 1.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants -2.0%
2010 0.982 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.0%
2011 0.932 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.1%
2012 0.897 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.8%
2013 0.872 Per 1 000 inhabitants -2.8%
2014 0.838 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.9%
2015 0.807 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.7%
2016 0.777 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.7%
2017 0.752 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.2%
2018 0.712 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.3%
2019 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants -5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.52 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2000s 1.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.03 Per 1 000 inhabitants 1.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10
2010s 0.8239 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants 0.982 Per 1 000 inhabitants 10

Countries ranked near OECD America

  1. 6 Poland 1.69 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 6 Burkina Faso 72.29 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 7 Latvia 1.12 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 7 Solomon Islands 66.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 8 Slovenia 0.682 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 8 Papua New Guinea 58.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  7. 9 Cabo Verde 4.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  8. 9 Guinea 56.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  9. 10 Eritrea 53.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  10. 10 Estonia 0.665 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  11. 11 Equatorial Guinea 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  12. 11 Sierra Leone 53.45 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  13. 12 Lithuania 0.458 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  14. 12 Benin 47.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  15. 12 Moldova 1.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in OECD America?
Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to in OECD America was 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to recorded in OECD America?
The highest recorded value was 2.77 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to recorded in OECD America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2019.
How does OECD America rank for mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to?
OECD America ranks 9th out of 19 regions with data for 2019.
Is mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to rising or falling in OECD America?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD America data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to environment-related risks — Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to environment-related risks — Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
212 places, 6,360 data points, 1990–2019
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The Mortality and Welfare Costs from Exposure to Environmental Risks database provides data on health impacts and welfare costs from exposure to environmentally-related risks. This dataset integrates data on mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019), and quantifies welfare costs using a methodology adapted from the OECD (2017), The Rising Cost of Ambient Air Pollution thus far in the 21st Century: Results from the BRIICS and the OECD Countries. The database covers a wide range of environmental risks, including air pollution, climate-related threats, exposure to hazardous substances such as lead and radon, unsafe water and sanitation, environment-related occupational risks, and environment-related behavioral risks. The data are disaggregated by gender and age groups, providing a granular view of how these risks impact dimensions of the population. Data source(s): GBD (2019), Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Results, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, United States. http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool GBD 2019 Risk Factor Collaborators (2020), Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet, Volume 396, Issue 10258, Pages 1223-1249. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2. Online Appendix 1: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0140673620307522-mmc1.pdf OECD (2017), The Rising Cost of Ambient Air Pollution thus far in the 21st Century: Results from the BRIICS and the OECD Countries, OECD Publishing, Paris. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/d1b2b844-en Contact: env.stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: December 2020 For further details on the dataset, consult the Dataset documentation.