Are deaths by air pollution rising globally?

Air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021 ...

BOSTON/NEW YORK, 19 JUNE 2024 – Air pollution is having an increasing impact on human health, becoming the second leading global risk factor for death, ...

Deaths from air pollution are high, but the data contains hope

As air pollution falls in many growing economies, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that we are approaching 'peak pollution deaths' globally.

Ambient (outdoor) air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO)

Ambient (outdoor) air pollution is estimated to have caused 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide in 2019. ... for power generation: increased ...

Air pollution deaths attributable to fossil fuels - The BMJ

Global health burden studies have attributed four to ten million deaths per year to outdoor (ambient) particulate pollution attributed to PM2.5 ...

Air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO)

Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year. WHO data shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of ...

1 in 8 deaths now attributed to air pollution globally - Clean Air Fund

8.1 million deaths in 2021 were attributed to air pollution, according to the latest State of Global Air report. Poor air quality has become ...

Are deaths by air pollution rising globally? - IQAir

According to the report, air pollution is one of the world's most dangerous killers. Nearly 7 million early deaths per year are linked to air ...

Half the world's population are exposed to increasing air pollution

Globally, 55.3% of the world's population were exposed to increased levels of PM2.5, between 2010 and 2016, however there are marked differences ...

Air pollution - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Ambient particulate matter pollution is an important cause of premature death and illness worldwide. Ozone and nitrogen dioxide pollution are ...

Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF ...

The fifth edition of the report, released by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), revealed that air pollution caused 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021.

Warning on air pollution-related deaths, plus other top health stories

Top health news: Air pollution is the 'greatest environmental health risk'; 'major increase' in STIs; new research on colorectal cancer in ...

Air Pollution - Our World in Data

In recent years, air pollution has contributed to one in ten deaths globally. In the map shown here, we see the share of deaths attributed to air pollution ...

Health Impacts of Air Pollution | State of Global Air

Air pollution contributed to 8.1 million deaths in 2021. Air pollution is the 2nd leading risk factor for early death, surpassed only by high blood pressure.

Pollution and health: a progress update - The Lancet Planetary Health

Air pollution causes over 6·5 million deaths each year globally, and this number is increasing. Lead and other chemicals are responsible for ...

Air pollution: 6.6 million premature deaths in 2050! - PMC

The authors investigated worldwide the link between premature mortality and seven sources of atmospheric pollutants in urban and rural environments. China ...

Data review: how many people die from air pollution?

More recent studies tend to find a higher death toll than earlier studies. This is not because air pollution – at a global level – is worsening, ...

Pollution's fatal threat gains urgency after 9 million died in one year

His new report suggests that deaths from household air and water pollution ... air pollution and toxic chemicals have risen more than 66 percent ...

Air pollution deaths attributable to fossil fuels - PubMed

An estimated 5.13 million (3.63 to 6.32) excess deaths per year globally are attributable to ambient air pollution from fossil fuel use.

Pollution caused 1 in 6 deaths globally for five years, study says

In 2015, 1 in 6 deaths worldwide stemmed from poor air quality, unsafe water and toxic chemical pollution. That deadly toll — 9 million ...

Global deaths caused by air pollution 2021, by country - Statista

China and India saw the largest number of air pollution-related deaths worldwide in 2021, with more than two million recorded in each.