environmental2023
Share of total age-standardized Deaths that are from all causes attributed to air 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
10.3%
Median: 9.4%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
North Korea
27.5%
Lowest
Greenland
0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1North Korea27.5%
2Bangladesh27.3%
3Solomon Islands26.4%
4Vanuatu25.2%
5Nepal24.5%
By Region
Asia15.1%(26 countries)
Africa11.9%(9 countries)
Other11.1%(124 countries)
South America6.7%(7 countries)
North America6.5%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.3%)High (27.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.3%)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 | North Korea | 27.5% |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 27.3% |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 26.4% |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 25.2% |
| 5 | Nepal | 24.5% |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 23.9% |
| 7 | Myanmar | 23.9% |
| 8 | Yemen | 23.5% |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 23.3% |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.3% |
| 11 | Cambodia | 21.4% |
| 12 | India | 21.4% |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 21.0% |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 20.9% |
| 15 | Pakistan | 20.5% |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 20.2% |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 19.8% |
| 18 | Qatar | 19.6% |
| 19 | Haiti | 19.6% |
| 20 | Iraq | 19.0% |
| 21 | People's Republic of China | 18.8% |
| 22 | Sudan | 18.7% |
| 23 | Republic of The Gambia | 18.5% |
| 24 | Honduras | 18.4% |
| 25 | Kuwait | 18.1% |
| 26 | Egypt | 18.1% |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 17.9% |
| 28 | Samoa | 17.8% |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.2% |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.1% |
| 31 | Guinea | 16.8% |
| 32 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16.8% |
| 33 | Bahrain | 16.7% |
| 34 | Senegal | 16.5% |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.3% |
| 36 | Philippines | 16.3% |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 16.2% |
| 38 | Niger | 16.2% |
| 39 | Mongolia | 16.0% |
| 40 | Oman | 15.8% |
| 41 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.7% |
| 42 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.6% |
| 43 | Chad | 15.6% |
| 44 | Ghana | 15.6% |
| 45 | Liberia | 15.6% |
| 46 | Mauritania | 15.5% |
| 47 | Togo | 15.4% |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 15.0% |
| 49 | Madagascar | 15.0% |
| 50 | Mali | 14.7% |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 14.7% |
| 52 | Armenia | 14.6% |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 14.5% |
| 54 | Benin | 14.3% |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 14.3% |
| 56 | Rwanda | 14.2% |
| 57 | Vietnam | 14.2% |
| 58 | Cameroon | 13.9% |
| 59 | Nigeria | 13.9% |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 13.8% |
| 61 | Guatemala | 13.7% |
| 62 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.7% |
| 63 | Jordan | 13.7% |
| 64 | Burundi | 13.5% |
| 65 | Bhutan | 13.4% |
| 66 | Comoros | 13.2% |
| 67 | Republic of the Congo | 13.2% |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 13.2% |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.1% |
| 70 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 13.0% |
| 71 | Kiribati | 12.7% |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.7% |
| 73 | Tonga | 12.6% |
| 74 | Montenegro | 12.5% |
| 75 | Zambia | 12.5% |
| 76 | South Sudan | 12.4% |
| 77 | Türkiye | 12.3% |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 12.2% |
| 79 | Eritrea | 11.9% |
| 80 | Mozambique | 11.9% |
| 81 | Serbia | 11.9% |
| 82 | Malawi | 11.8% |
| 83 | Kenya | 11.7% |
| 84 | Uganda | 11.5% |
| 85 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.5% |
| 86 | Lesotho | 11.4% |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 11.4% |
| 88 | Somalia | 11.3% |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 11.0% |
| 90 | Lebanon | 11.0% |
| 91 | Albania | 10.8% |
| 92 | Indonesia | 10.7% |
| 93 | El Salvador | 10.7% |
| 94 | Djibouti | 10.5% |
| 95 | Georgia | 10.5% |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 10.5% |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 10.5% |
| 98 | Morocco | 10.4% |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.2% |
| 100 | South Korea | 10.1% |
| 101 | Angola | 9.5% |
| 102 | Paraguay | 9.4% |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 9.4% |
| 104 | Algeria | 9.4% |
| 105 | Bolivia | 9.2% |
| 106 | Gabon | 9.1% |
| 107 | Tunisia | 9.0% |
| 108 | Belize | 9.0% |
| 109 | Namibia | 9.0% |
| 110 | Venezuela | 8.9% |
| 111 | Malaysia | 8.8% |
| 112 | Moldova, Republic of | 8.7% |
| 113 | Thailand | 8.6% |
| 114 | Singapore | 8.4% |
| 115 | Israel | 8.3% |
| 116 | Ukraine | 8.3% |
| 117 | Jamaica | 8.2% |
| 118 | Peru | 8.1% |
| 119 | Colombia | 7.9% |
| 120 | Romania | 7.9% |
| 121 | Mexico | 7.9% |
| 122 | Croatia | 7.9% |
| 123 | Cyprus | 7.7% |
| 124 | Chile | 7.6% |
| 125 | State of Palestine | 7.6% |
| 126 | Eswatini | 7.5% |
| 127 | Libya | 7.4% |
| 128 | Mauritius | 7.2% |
| 129 | Ecuador | 7.1% |
| 130 | Suriname | 7.1% |
| 131 | Hungary | 7.0% |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 6.9% |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 6.8% |
| 134 | Italy | 6.8% |
| 135 | Panama | 6.7% |
| 136 | Poland | 6.7% |
| 137 | Taiwan, Province of China | 6.6% |
| 138 | South Africa | 6.6% |
| 139 | Guyana | 6.5% |
| 140 | Slovakia | 6.4% |
| 141 | Greece | 6.4% |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.4% |
| 143 | Belarus | 6.2% |
| 144 | Fiji | 6.2% |
| 145 | Argentina | 6.1% |
| 146 | Latvia | 6.1% |
| 147 | Maldives | 6.1% |
| 148 | San Marino | 6.0% |
| 149 | Brazil | 5.9% |
| 150 | Botswana | 5.7% |
| 151 | Czech Republic | 5.6% |
| 152 | Malta | 5.3% |
| 153 | Dominica | 5.1% |
| 154 | Slovenia | 5.0% |
| 155 | Japan | 5.0% |
| 156 | Russian Federation | 4.8% |
| 157 | Grenada | 4.7% |
| 158 | Monaco | 4.7% |
| 159 | Lithuania | 4.5% |
| 160 | Uruguay | 4.3% |
| 161 | Spain | 4.3% |
| 162 | Cuba | 4.2% |
| 163 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.2% |
| 164 | Barbados | 4.2% |
| 165 | Tuvalu | 3.9% |
| 166 | American Samoa | 3.9% |
| 167 | Austria | 3.9% |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 3.8% |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.8% |
| 170 | Portugal | 3.5% |
| 171 | Andorra | 3.4% |
| 172 | Switzerland | 3.3% |
| 173 | Germany | 3.2% |
| 174 | United Kingdom | 3.2% |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.0% |
| 176 | Belgium | 3.0% |
| 177 | Netherlands | 2.9% |
| 178 | Nauru | 2.8% |
| 179 | Seychelles | 2.8% |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7% |
| 181 | France | 2.5% |
| 182 | United States of America | 2.4% |
| 183 | Ireland | 2.4% |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 2.4% |
| 185 | Denmark | 2.4% |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | 2.2% |
| 187 | New Zealand | 2.2% |
| 188 | Palau | 2.2% |
| 189 | Niue | 2.1% |
| 190 | Australia | 2.1% |
| 191 | Canada | 2.0% |
| 192 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.9% |
| 193 | Tokelau | 1.7% |
| 194 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1.6% |
| 195 | Guam | 1.4% |
| 196 | Estonia | 1.2% |
| 197 | Bermuda | 1.2% |
| 198 | Cook Islands | 1.1% |
| 199 | Norway | 1.1% |
| 200 | Bahamas | 1.0% |
| 201 | Sweden | 1.0% |
| 202 | Iceland | 1.0% |
| 203 | Finland | 0.6% |
| 204 | Greenland | 0.3% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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