environmental2023
Share of total age-standardized deaths that are from tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributed to air pollution among all individuals
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
18.9%
Median: 16.4%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Niger
44.1%
Lowest
Greenland
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Niger44.1%
2Burundi43.0%
3Central African Republic42.3%
4South Sudan41.0%
5Bangladesh40.6%
By Region
Africa25.0%(9 countries)
Asia23.4%(26 countries)
Other21.5%(124 countries)
South America12.9%(7 countries)
North America11.4%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (44.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.9%)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
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 | Niger | 44.1% |
| 2 | Burundi | 43.0% |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 42.3% |
| 4 | South Sudan | 41.0% |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 40.6% |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40.5% |
| 7 | Madagascar | 40.5% |
| 8 | Malawi | 40.1% |
| 9 | Chad | 40.0% |
| 10 | Somalia | 40.0% |
| 11 | Mali | 39.9% |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 39.8% |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.8% |
| 14 | Rwanda | 39.7% |
| 15 | Liberia | 39.5% |
| 16 | Senegal | 39.4% |
| 17 | Guinea | 39.4% |
| 18 | Uganda | 39.3% |
| 19 | Republic of The Gambia | 39.3% |
| 20 | Benin | 39.2% |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 39.1% |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 38.9% |
| 23 | Mozambique | 38.8% |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 38.6% |
| 25 | Togo | 38.5% |
| 26 | North Korea | 38.2% |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 37.8% |
| 28 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37.7% |
| 29 | Cameroon | 37.5% |
| 30 | Haiti | 37.2% |
| 31 | Yemen | 36.5% |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 36.1% |
| 33 | Nepal | 35.9% |
| 34 | Eritrea | 35.1% |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.1% |
| 36 | Pakistan | 35.0% |
| 37 | Zambia | 34.7% |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | 34.6% |
| 39 | Nigeria | 34.6% |
| 40 | Myanmar | 34.5% |
| 41 | Kenya | 34.0% |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 33.8% |
| 43 | Ghana | 33.3% |
| 44 | Mauritania | 33.1% |
| 45 | Cambodia | 33.1% |
| 46 | Qatar | 32.7% |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 32.3% |
| 48 | Lesotho | 31.5% |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 31.4% |
| 50 | Comoros | 30.8% |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.7% |
| 52 | India | 30.6% |
| 53 | Republic of the Congo | 30.2% |
| 54 | Honduras | 30.2% |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 28.9% |
| 56 | Djibouti | 28.8% |
| 57 | Iraq | 27.9% |
| 58 | Kuwait | 27.7% |
| 59 | Guatemala | 27.6% |
| 60 | Sudan | 27.1% |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.9% |
| 62 | Bahrain | 26.6% |
| 63 | Oman | 26.4% |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 26.3% |
| 65 | Mongolia | 26.3% |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 26.1% |
| 67 | Egypt | 25.0% |
| 68 | Samoa | 24.7% |
| 69 | Philippines | 23.9% |
| 70 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 23.9% |
| 71 | People's Republic of China | 23.6% |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 23.1% |
| 73 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.8% |
| 74 | Jordan | 22.4% |
| 75 | Eswatini | 22.4% |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.2% |
| 77 | Kiribati | 22.1% |
| 78 | Gabon | 22.1% |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 22.0% |
| 80 | Vietnam | 21.9% |
| 81 | El Salvador | 21.8% |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.6% |
| 83 | Bolivia | 20.9% |
| 84 | Angola | 20.5% |
| 85 | Namibia | 20.4% |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 20.2% |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 20.2% |
| 88 | Bhutan | 20.2% |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.9% |
| 90 | Armenia | 19.0% |
| 91 | Peru | 18.9% |
| 92 | Lebanon | 18.4% |
| 93 | Tonga | 18.4% |
| 94 | Türkiye | 18.3% |
| 95 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 17.4% |
| 96 | Thailand | 17.2% |
| 97 | Montenegro | 17.0% |
| 98 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.9% |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 16.8% |
| 100 | Belize | 16.8% |
| 101 | Indonesia | 16.5% |
| 102 | Chile | 16.5% |
| 103 | Serbia | 16.3% |
| 104 | State of Palestine | 16.2% |
| 105 | South Korea | 16.1% |
| 106 | Paraguay | 15.8% |
| 107 | Jamaica | 15.6% |
| 108 | Israel | 15.2% |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 15.0% |
| 110 | Georgia | 14.4% |
| 111 | Colombia | 13.7% |
| 112 | Albania | 13.6% |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 13.4% |
| 114 | Venezuela | 13.4% |
| 115 | South Africa | 13.3% |
| 116 | Morocco | 13.2% |
| 117 | Ecuador | 13.2% |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 13.2% |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | 13.1% |
| 120 | Tunisia | 13.0% |
| 121 | Libya | 12.6% |
| 122 | Guyana | 12.2% |
| 123 | Malaysia | 12.1% |
| 124 | Suriname | 12.0% |
| 125 | Botswana | 12.0% |
| 126 | Singapore | 12.0% |
| 127 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.8% |
| 128 | Cyprus | 11.8% |
| 129 | Mexico | 11.8% |
| 130 | Algeria | 11.6% |
| 131 | Taiwan, Province of China | 11.4% |
| 132 | Romania | 11.4% |
| 133 | Croatia | 11.1% |
| 134 | Argentina | 11.1% |
| 135 | Panama | 10.9% |
| 136 | Italy | 10.6% |
| 137 | Ukraine | 10.4% |
| 138 | San Marino | 10.1% |
| 139 | Poland | 9.9% |
| 140 | Mauritius | 9.7% |
| 141 | Hungary | 9.6% |
| 142 | Brazil | 9.4% |
| 143 | Greece | 9.3% |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.3% |
| 145 | Dominican Republic | 9.1% |
| 146 | Slovenia | 8.8% |
| 147 | Latvia | 8.8% |
| 148 | Dominica | 8.8% |
| 149 | Slovakia | 8.6% |
| 150 | Fiji | 8.2% |
| 151 | Uruguay | 7.8% |
| 152 | Japan | 7.7% |
| 153 | Barbados | 7.3% |
| 154 | Monaco | 7.2% |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.2% |
| 156 | Grenada | 7.2% |
| 157 | Czech Republic | 7.1% |
| 158 | Malta | 6.8% |
| 159 | Belarus | 6.8% |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 6.7% |
| 161 | Spain | 6.6% |
| 162 | Russian Federation | 6.6% |
| 163 | Cuba | 6.2% |
| 164 | Lithuania | 5.9% |
| 165 | Maldives | 5.9% |
| 166 | Tuvalu | 5.7% |
| 167 | American Samoa | 5.6% |
| 168 | Andorra | 5.4% |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.3% |
| 170 | Austria | 5.3% |
| 171 | Portugal | 5.1% |
| 172 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.1% |
| 173 | United Kingdom | 4.9% |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.6% |
| 175 | Seychelles | 4.6% |
| 176 | Switzerland | 4.4% |
| 177 | Germany | 4.1% |
| 178 | France | 4.1% |
| 179 | Belgium | 4.0% |
| 180 | Netherlands | 4.0% |
| 181 | Puerto Rico | 3.9% |
| 182 | Nauru | 3.8% |
| 183 | Ireland | 3.4% |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 3.4% |
| 185 | New Zealand | 3.2% |
| 186 | United States of America | 3.1% |
| 187 | Australia | 3.1% |
| 188 | Denmark | 3.0% |
| 189 | Canada | 2.9% |
| 190 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.8% |
| 191 | Palau | 2.8% |
| 192 | Niue | 2.5% |
| 193 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.1% |
| 194 | Estonia | 2.0% |
| 195 | Tokelau | 1.9% |
| 196 | Guam | 1.8% |
| 197 | Bahamas | 1.7% |
| 198 | Bermuda | 1.7% |
| 199 | Sweden | 1.3% |
| 200 | Norway | 1.3% |
| 201 | Cook Islands | 1.3% |
| 202 | Iceland | 1.1% |
| 203 | Finland | 0.9% |
| 204 | Greenland | 0.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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