social2023
Particulate matter pollution
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1,170.6deaths
Median: 171.8deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
58,336.8deaths
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India58,336.8deaths
2People's Republic of China29,078.8deaths
3Philippines7,425.4deaths
4Ethiopia7,158.8deaths
5Japan6,684.7deaths
By Region
Asia5,101.5deaths(26 countries)
Africa2,620.2deaths(9 countries)
South America2,233.2deaths(7 countries)
North America1,265.6deaths(4 countries)
Other417.6deaths(124 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0deaths)High (58,336.8deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,170.6deaths)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (124)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 58,336.8deaths |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 29,078.8deaths |
| 3 | Philippines | 7,425.4deaths |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 7,158.8deaths |
| 5 | Japan | 6,684.7deaths |
| 6 | Brazil | 6,407.7deaths |
| 7 | Thailand | 5,846.8deaths |
| 8 | Nigeria | 5,367.7deaths |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,288.7deaths |
| 10 | South Korea | 4,190.9deaths |
| 11 | Argentina | 3,690.4deaths |
| 12 | Türkiye | 3,590.2deaths |
| 13 | Pakistan | 3,484.5deaths |
| 14 | Peru | 3,429.4deaths |
| 15 | Kenya | 3,349.8deaths |
| 16 | Indonesia | 3,250.6deaths |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,220.3deaths |
| 18 | Myanmar | 2,937.6deaths |
| 19 | Vietnam | 2,717.8deaths |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 2,636.6deaths |
| 21 | Mexico | 2,431.3deaths |
| 22 | Ghana | 2,192.2deaths |
| 23 | Egypt | 2,052.9deaths |
| 24 | South Africa | 2,051.5deaths |
| 25 | Madagascar | 2,009.7deaths |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 1,835.5deaths |
| 27 | Malaysia | 1,704.4deaths |
| 28 | Cameroon | 1,674.3deaths |
| 29 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1,669.2deaths |
| 30 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1,654.4deaths |
| 31 | Mozambique | 1,613.3deaths |
| 32 | Nepal | 1,535.6deaths |
| 33 | United States of America | 1,521.4deaths |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 1,463.2deaths |
| 35 | Poland | 1,424.4deaths |
| 36 | North Korea | 1,409.4deaths |
| 37 | Italy | 1,402.3deaths |
| 38 | Somalia | 1,391.8deaths |
| 39 | Cambodia | 1,375.9deaths |
| 40 | Niger | 1,358.0deaths |
| 41 | Uganda | 1,318.5deaths |
| 42 | Guinea | 1,231.5deaths |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,153.4deaths |
| 44 | Malawi | 1,087.9deaths |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,082.8deaths |
| 46 | Chad | 1,061.1deaths |
| 47 | Rwanda | 941.6deaths |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 933.5deaths |
| 49 | Senegal | 910.7deaths |
| 50 | Guatemala | 909.7deaths |
| 51 | Benin | 905.0deaths |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 887.5deaths |
| 53 | France | 869.3deaths |
| 54 | Colombia | 821.3deaths |
| 55 | Germany | 786.8deaths |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 734.2deaths |
| 57 | Spain | 672.9deaths |
| 58 | Chile | 668.8deaths |
| 59 | Sierra Leone | 668.0deaths |
| 60 | Burundi | 655.3deaths |
| 61 | Mali | 651.1deaths |
| 62 | Greece | 599.6deaths |
| 63 | Bolivia | 591.3deaths |
| 64 | Zambia | 589.7deaths |
| 65 | Sudan | 563.9deaths |
| 66 | Angola | 549.8deaths |
| 67 | Haiti | 540.1deaths |
| 68 | South Sudan | 539.6deaths |
| 69 | Ecuador | 512.3deaths |
| 70 | Romania | 510.1deaths |
| 71 | Togo | 502.7deaths |
| 72 | Cuba | 501.4deaths |
| 73 | Eritrea | 477.0deaths |
| 74 | Algeria | 470.9deaths |
| 75 | Venezuela | 436.5deaths |
| 76 | Singapore | 422.0deaths |
| 77 | Yemen | 419.8deaths |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 408.0deaths |
| 79 | Morocco | 388.7deaths |
| 80 | Afghanistan | 368.9deaths |
| 81 | Portugal | 330.7deaths |
| 82 | Republic of The Gambia | 323.9deaths |
| 83 | El Salvador | 317.1deaths |
| 84 | Central African Republic | 303.2deaths |
| 85 | Iraq | 296.0deaths |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 282.6deaths |
| 87 | Israel | 281.7deaths |
| 88 | Lebanon | 280.9deaths |
| 89 | Serbia | 280.7deaths |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | 269.8deaths |
| 91 | Mauritania | 263.5deaths |
| 92 | Liberia | 259.6deaths |
| 93 | Czech Republic | 243.2deaths |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 221.0deaths |
| 95 | Netherlands | 210.0deaths |
| 96 | Belgium | 208.2deaths |
| 97 | Paraguay | 202.7deaths |
| 98 | Canada | 199.8deaths |
| 99 | Georgia | 197.1deaths |
| 100 | Armenia | 196.5deaths |
| 101 | Tunisia | 179.7deaths |
| 102 | Republic of the Congo | 176.0deaths |
| 103 | Honduras | 167.6deaths |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 162.6deaths |
| 105 | Lesotho | 152.4deaths |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 145.0deaths |
| 107 | Slovakia | 143.7deaths |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 140.1deaths |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 125.2deaths |
| 110 | Jordan | 122.0deaths |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 117.0deaths |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 116.7deaths |
| 113 | Hungary | 110.9deaths |
| 114 | Australia | 107.4deaths |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 102.8deaths |
| 116 | Uruguay | 102.4deaths |
| 117 | Namibia | 101.8deaths |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 100.5deaths |
| 119 | Ukraine | 95.1deaths |
| 120 | Comoros | 93.7deaths |
| 121 | Botswana | 85.6deaths |
| 122 | Croatia | 81.0deaths |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 73.5deaths |
| 124 | Switzerland | 72.3deaths |
| 125 | Kuwait | 71.1deaths |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 70.1deaths |
| 127 | Solomon Islands | 66.8deaths |
| 128 | Gabon | 65.0deaths |
| 129 | Oman | 62.9deaths |
| 130 | Denmark | 60.8deaths |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 59.7deaths |
| 132 | Panama | 54.3deaths |
| 133 | Djibouti | 51.9deaths |
| 134 | Jamaica | 50.7deaths |
| 135 | Albania | 48.5deaths |
| 136 | Eswatini | 48.3deaths |
| 137 | Austria | 47.1deaths |
| 138 | State of Palestine | 44.3deaths |
| 139 | Ireland | 43.9deaths |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 42.0deaths |
| 141 | Libya | 40.6deaths |
| 142 | Slovenia | 38.2deaths |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 32.8deaths |
| 144 | New Zealand | 32.3deaths |
| 145 | Mauritius | 30.9deaths |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.9deaths |
| 147 | Sweden | 27.1deaths |
| 148 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 27.0deaths |
| 149 | Cyprus | 25.6deaths |
| 150 | Bhutan | 23.0deaths |
| 151 | Moldova, Republic of | 22.8deaths |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 21.3deaths |
| 153 | Norway | 20.5deaths |
| 154 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.5deaths |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.2deaths |
| 156 | Mongolia | 19.2deaths |
| 157 | Guyana | 17.1deaths |
| 158 | Latvia | 17.1deaths |
| 159 | Lithuania | 15.4deaths |
| 160 | Bahrain | 15.0deaths |
| 161 | Malta | 14.5deaths |
| 162 | Suriname | 14.4deaths |
| 163 | Qatar | 13.9deaths |
| 164 | Montenegro | 12.4deaths |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 12.2deaths |
| 166 | Belarus | 11.9deaths |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.2deaths |
| 168 | Belize | 10.4deaths |
| 169 | Samoa | 9.3deaths |
| 170 | Barbados | 9.0deaths |
| 171 | Fiji | 5.4deaths |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 3.5deaths |
| 173 | Maldives | 3.5deaths |
| 174 | Estonia | 3.3deaths |
| 175 | Grenada | 3.2deaths |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.1deaths |
| 177 | Tonga | 2.9deaths |
| 178 | Finland | 2.6deaths |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.3deaths |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 2.2deaths |
| 181 | Seychelles | 2.2deaths |
| 182 | Dominica | 2.0deaths |
| 183 | Monaco | 1.3deaths |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.2deaths |
| 185 | Bahamas | 1.1deaths |
| 186 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.1deaths |
| 187 | Iceland | 1.0deaths |
| 188 | Kiribati | 0.8deaths |
| 189 | Andorra | 0.8deaths |
| 190 | San Marino | 0.7deaths |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.6deaths |
| 192 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.5deaths |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 0.3deaths |
| 194 | American Samoa | 0.3deaths |
| 195 | Guam | 0.3deaths |
| 196 | Bermuda | 0.3deaths |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1deaths |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 0.1deaths |
| 199 | Palau | 0.1deaths |
| 200 | Cook Islands | 0.0deaths |
| 201 | Nauru | 0.0deaths |
| 202 | Niue | 0.0deaths |
| 203 | Greenland | 0.0deaths |
| 204 | Tokelau | 0.0deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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