Ambient air pollution

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Situation and trends

91% of the world’s population live in places where air pollution levels exceed WHO guideline limits

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Ambient air pollution: exposure

Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

Ambient air pollution: burden of disease - deaths

Ambient air pollution attributable deaths
Ambient air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population)
Ambient air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)

Ambient air pollution: burden of disease - DALYs

Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs in children under 5 years
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000 population)
Ambient air pollution attributable DALYs (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)

Ambient air pollution: burden of disease - YLLs

Ambient air pollution attributable YLLs

SDG Target 3.9 | Mortality from environmental pollution

Ambient and household air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population)
Ambient and household air pollution attributable death rate (per 100 000 population, age-standardized)
Mortality rate attributed to exposure to unsafe WASH services (per 100 000 population) (SDG 3.9.2)
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population)

SDG Target 11.6| Clean cities

Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

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