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Air pollution death rate

How many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.

Unit: per 100,000 people Period: 2019–2019 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 100.8 per 100k Countries: 183

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2019.

Air pollution death rate, 2019

Top-20 · per 100,000 people

Air pollution death rate, 2019200225250275300325Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 305.1 per 100k305.1LesothoLesotho: 288.3 per 100k288.3Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 281.2 per 100k281.2AfghanistanAfghanistan: 265.7 per 100k265.7VanuatuVanuatu: 259.9 per 100k259.9MicronesiaMicronesia: 254 per 100k254KiribatiKiribati: 246.6 per 100k246.6Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 239 per 100k239GuineaGuinea: 238 per 100k238SomaliaSomalia: 237.9 per 100k237.9EritreaEritrea: 237.4 per 100k237.4Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 228.8 per 100k228.8MozambiqueMozambique: 228.4 per 100k228.4ChadChad: 227.4 per 100k227.4Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe: 225.4 per 100k225.4TogoTogo: 223.1 per 100k223.1GambiaGambia: 220.5 per 100k220.5MongoliaMongolia: 214.7 per 100k214.7NigerNiger: 213.3 per 100k213.3North KoreaNorth Korea: 212.8 per 100k212.8

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Air pollution death rate — 2019 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CF Central African Republic 305.1 2019 183
2 LS Lesotho 288.3 2019 182
3 SB Solomon Islands 281.2 2019 181
4 AF Afghanistan 265.7 2019 180
5 VU Vanuatu 259.9 2019 179
6 FM Micronesia 254 2019 178
7 KI Kiribati 246.6 2019 177
8 SL Sierra Leone 239 2019 176
9 GN Guinea 238 2019 175
10 SO Somalia 237.9 2019 174
11 ER Eritrea 237.4 2019 173
12 GW Guinea-Bissau 228.8 2019 172
13 MZ Mozambique 228.4 2019 171
14 TD Chad 227.4 2019 170
15 ST Sao Tome and Principe 225.4 2019 169
16 TG Togo 223.1 2019 168
17 GM Gambia 220.5 2019 167
18 MN Mongolia 214.7 2019 166
19 NE Niger 213.3 2019 165
20 KP North Korea 212.8 2019 164
21 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 209.8 2019 163
22 MG Madagascar 208 2019 162
23 CM Cameroon 206.7 2019 161
24 HT Haiti 206.4 2019 160
25 BI Burundi 205.9 2019 159
26 TJ Tajikistan 203.8 2019 158
27 PH Philippines 202.8 2019 157
28 BJ Benin 201.8 2019 156
29 BF Burkina Faso 201.3 2019 155
30 LA Laos 195.3 2019 154
31 GH Ghana 193.6 2019 153
32 PK Pakistan 192.1 2019 152
33 PG Papua New Guinea 189.6 2019 150
34 ZW Zimbabwe 189.6 2019 150
35 CI Côte d'Ivoire 186.5 2019 149
36 YE Yemen 186.3 2019 148
37 TL Timor-Leste 185.6 2019 147
38 MM Myanmar 184.1 2019 146
39 DJ Djibouti 177.9 2019 144
40 NP Nepal 177.9 2019 144
41 ZM Zambia 174 2019 143
42 SZ Eswatini 173.7 2019 142
43 CG Republic of the Congo 170.4 2019 141
44 ML Mali 167.1 2019 140
45 RW Rwanda 165.8 2019 139
46 GQ Equatorial Guinea 165.7 2019 138
47 NG Nigeria 165.2 2019 137
48 KM Comoros 164.6 2019 136
49 KH Cambodia 163.3 2019 135
50 UG Uganda 163 2019 134
51 LR Liberia 152.7 2019 133
52 UZ Uzbekistan 151.7 2019 132
53 MW Malawi 148.5 2019 131
54 SN Senegal 146.4 2019 130
55 WS Samoa 145.5 2019 129
56 SD Sudan 145.3 2019 128
57 BD Bangladesh 143.9 2019 127
58 AO Angola 142.8 2019 126
59 ET Ethiopia 142.5 2019 124
60 NA Namibia 142.5 2019 124
61 BW Botswana 140.7 2019 123
62 IN India 139.3 2019 122
63 SS South Sudan 134.5 2019 121
64 KE Kenya 131.9 2019 120
65 MR Mauritania 128.4 2019 119
66 TZ Tanzania 128.3 2019 118
67 AZ Azerbaijan 125.2 2019 117
68 KG Kyrgyzstan 124.9 2019 116
69 FJ Fiji 118.7 2019 115
70 ME Montenegro 115.2 2019 114
71 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 113.9 2019 113
72 HN Honduras 112.5 2019 112
73 EG Egypt 105.6 2019 111
74 OM Oman 104 2019 110
75 VN Vietnam 102.8 2019 109
76 ID Indonesia 96.1 2019 108
77 GY Guyana 95.7 2019 107
78 MK North Macedonia 95.6 2019 106
79 CN China 95.3 2019 105
80 SY Syria 94.5 2019 104
81 BT Bhutan 94.3 2019 103
82 GE Georgia 92.8 2019 102
83 AL Albania 92.5 2019 101
84 LK Sri Lanka 91.6 2019 100
85 CV Cabo Verde 91.2 2019 99
86 SA Saudi Arabia 91.1 2019 98
87 GT Guatemala 91 2019 97
88 QA Qatar 90.8 2019 96
89 IQ Iraq 89.7 2019 95
90 TM Turkmenistan 87.9 2019 94
91 NI Nicaragua 84.4 2019 93
92 KZ Kazakhstan 83.4 2019 92
93 UA Ukraine 78.9 2019 91
94 GA Gabon 78.3 2019 90
95 BO Bolivia 77.1 2019 89
96 MY Malaysia 76.5 2019 88
97 ZA South Africa 74.9 2019 87
98 AM Armenia 74.5 2019 86
99 RS Serbia 71.5 2019 85
100 AE United Arab Emirates 70 2019 84
101 BY Belarus 69.9 2019 83
102 MD Moldova 68.9 2019 82
103 BH Bahrain 68.1 2019 81
104 RO Romania 67.8 2019 80
105 RU Russia 67.1 2019 79
106 MA Morocco 66.6 2019 78
107 BG Bulgaria 62.9 2019 77
108 LB Lebanon 58.6 2019 76
109 IR Iran 58.1 2019 75
110 TN Tunisia 55.9 2019 74
111 PY Paraguay 55.6 2019 73
112 LY Libya 53.9 2019 72
113 TO Tonga 52.3 2019 71
114 SR Suriname 51 2019 70
115 DZ Algeria 49.7 2019 69
116 GD Grenada 47.4 2019 68
117 TH Thailand 46.5 2019 67
118 TR Türkiye 45.5 2019 66
119 KW Kuwait 45.2 2019 65
120 MX Mexico 44.7 2019 64
121 SC Seychelles 43.1 2019 63
122 HU Hungary 42.3 2019 62
123 CU Cuba 41.9 2019 61
124 DO Dominican Republic 41.3 2019 60
125 BZ Belize 41 2019 59
126 PL Poland 40.9 2019 58
127 SV El Salvador 40.3 2019 57
128 LV Latvia 40.1 2019 56
129 LT Lithuania 38.8 2019 55
130 JO Jordan 38.7 2019 54
131 PE Peru 37.9 2019 52
132 VE Venezuela 37.9 2019 52
133 JM Jamaica 35.9 2019 51
134 MU Mauritius 34.7 2019 50
135 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.4 2019 49
136 CZ Czechia 32.5 2019 48
137 MV Maldives 32 2019 47
138 CO Colombia 31.3 2019 45
139 HR Croatia 31.3 2019 45
140 SK Slovakia 30.3 2019 44
141 AR Argentina 29.7 2019 43
142 BR Brazil 28.9 2019 42
143 EC Ecuador 28.1 2019 41
144 LC Saint Lucia 27.7 2019 40
145 PA Panama 27.3 2019 39
146 SG Singapore 23.4 2019 38
147 GR Greece 23 2019 37
148 MT Malta 20.9 2019 36
149 TT Trinidad and Tobago 19.8 2019 35
150 BN Brunei Darussalam 19.6 2019 34
151 AG Antigua and Barbuda 19.3 2019 33
152 KR South Korea 18.9 2019 32
153 BB Barbados 18.8 2019 30
154 SI Slovenia 18.8 2019 30
155 CL Chile 17.9 2019 29
156 CR Costa Rica 17.8 2019 28
157 AT Austria 17.5 2019 27
158 UY Uruguay 16.2 2019 26
159 CY Cyprus 15.8 2019 25
160 BE Belgium 15.3 2019 24
161 IL Israel 15.1 2019 23
162 IT Italy 15 2019 22
163 DE Germany 14.7 2019 21
164 US United States 14.2 2019 20
165 GB United Kingdom 13.4 2019 19
166 NL Netherlands 13.1 2019 18
167 DK Denmark 12.9 2019 17
168 EE Estonia 12.8 2019 15
169 IE Ireland 12.8 2019 15
170 LU Luxembourg 12.5 2019 14
171 NZ New Zealand 12.2 2019 13
172 JP Japan 11.8 2019 12
173 BS Bahamas 10.4 2019 10
174 CH Switzerland 10.4 2019 10
175 ES Spain 10.1 2019 9
176 FR France 10 2019 7
177 PT Portugal 10 2019 7
178 AU Australia 9.8 2019 6
179 IS Iceland 8.2 2019 5
180 CA Canada 8.1 2019 3
181 SE Sweden 8.1 2019 3
182 NO Norway 7.9 2019 2
183 FI Finland 7.4 2019 1
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Maximum 305.1 per 100k
Median 83.4 per 100k
Minimum 7.4 per 100k
World 104.3 per 100k

About the indicator

The number of deaths attributed to air pollution age-standardized, per 100,000 people. Both outdoor pollution and pollution inside dwellings are counted — from cooking and heating with solid fuel, which in the poorest countries contributes the bulk of it. The mechanism is not a direct one: dirty air does not appear as the cause of death on the certificate but raises the risk of heart attack, stroke, lung cancer and respiratory disease, and the indicator estimates the contribution of that risk.

Important: A calculation from burden of disease models rather than a count of cases. Standardization by age removes the effect of populations being of different ages — which is why the values cannot be converted into a number of deaths by multiplying by population.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 100,000 people
Observation period
2019–2019
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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