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Annual mean residential radon concentration (population-weighted)

Population‑weighted annual mean residential radon concentration (Bq/m³) by country—an under‑the‑radar exposure linked to lung cancer risk (latest).

Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study•173 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
51.5Bq/m³
Median: 45.0Bq/m³
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
Czech Republic
140.0Bq/m³
Lowest
New Caledonia
20.0Bq/m³
Top 5 Countries
1Czech Republic140.0Bq/m³
2Switzerland140.0Bq/m³
3Albania140.0Bq/m³
4Moldova, Republic of120.0Bq/m³
5Slovakia120.0Bq/m³
By Region
Europe84.4Bq/m³(32 countries)
North America62.5Bq/m³(4 countries)
Asia48.7Bq/m³(26 countries)
Other42.8Bq/m³(93 countries)
South America40.7Bq/m³(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (20.0Bq/m³)High (140.0Bq/m³)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 51.5Bq/m³)

Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Other (93)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
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

Population‑weighted annual mean residential radon concentration (Bq/m³) by country—an under‑the‑radar exposure linked to lung cancer risk (latest). Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Czech Republic140.0Bq/m³
2Switzerland140.0Bq/m³
3Albania140.0Bq/m³
4Moldova, Republic of120.0Bq/m³
5Slovakia120.0Bq/m³
6Canada110.0Bq/m³
7Hungary110.0Bq/m³
8Poland110.0Bq/m³
9Germany105.0Bq/m³
10Serbia100.0Bq/m³
11Bhutan100.0Bq/m³
12Finland95.0Bq/m³
13France95.0Bq/m³
14Kazakhstan95.0Bq/m³
15Latvia95.0Bq/m³
16Lithuania95.0Bq/m³
17Romania95.0Bq/m³
18Ukraine95.0Bq/m³
19The Republic of North Macedonia95.0Bq/m³
20Armenia95.0Bq/m³
21Belarus90.0Bq/m³
22Bulgaria85.0Bq/m³
23Croatia85.0Bq/m³
24Estonia85.0Bq/m³
25Slovenia85.0Bq/m³
26Ireland80.0Bq/m³
27Spain80.0Bq/m³
28Afghanistan80.0Bq/m³
29Denmark75.0Bq/m³
30Montenegro75.0Bq/m³
31Norway75.0Bq/m³
32Sweden75.0Bq/m³
33Italy70.0Bq/m³
34North Korea70.0Bq/m³
35Luxembourg70.0Bq/m³
36Papua New Guinea70.0Bq/m³
37Portugal70.0Bq/m³
38Russian Federation70.0Bq/m³
39Tajikistan70.0Bq/m³
40Myanmar65.0Bq/m³
41Islamic Republic of Iran65.0Bq/m³
42United Kingdom65.0Bq/m³
43Sri Lanka60.0Bq/m³
44Greece60.0Bq/m³
45Kyrgyzstan60.0Bq/m³
46Mongolia60.0Bq/m³
47Namibia60.0Bq/m³
48Uzbekistan60.0Bq/m³
49Algeria60.0Bq/m³
50Austria60.0Bq/m³
51Belgium60.0Bq/m³
52Cambodia55.0Bq/m³
53Cameroon55.0Bq/m³
54Colombia55.0Bq/m³
55Georgia55.0Bq/m³
56Israel55.0Bq/m³
57Lebanon55.0Bq/m³
58Lesotho55.0Bq/m³
59Oman55.0Bq/m³
60Nepal55.0Bq/m³
61Netherlands55.0Bq/m³
62Pakistan55.0Bq/m³
63Qatar55.0Bq/m³
64Zimbabwe55.0Bq/m³
65Eswatini55.0Bq/m³
66Syrian Arab Republic55.0Bq/m³
67Türkiye55.0Bq/m³
68United States of America55.0Bq/m³
69Barbados55.0Bq/m³
70Iraq50.0Bq/m³
71Jordan50.0Bq/m³
72Andorra50.0Bq/m³
73Bangladesh50.0Bq/m³
74Bermuda50.0Bq/m³
75People's Republic of China45.0Bq/m³
76India45.0Bq/m³
77Japan45.0Bq/m³
78Kuwait45.0Bq/m³
79Libya45.0Bq/m³
80Mexico45.0Bq/m³
81Peru45.0Bq/m³
82Saudi Arabia45.0Bq/m³
83South Africa45.0Bq/m³
84Sudan45.0Bq/m³
85United Arab Emirates45.0Bq/m³
86Argentina45.0Bq/m³
87Bahamas45.0Bq/m³
88Bosnia and Herzegovina45.0Bq/m³
89Central African Republic40.0Bq/m³
90Taiwan, Province of China40.0Bq/m³
91Costa Rica40.0Bq/m³
92Fiji40.0Bq/m³
93Guatemala40.0Bq/m³
94Indonesia40.0Bq/m³
95South Korea40.0Bq/m³
96Vietnam40.0Bq/m³
97Venezuela40.0Bq/m³
98Angola40.0Bq/m³
99Brazil40.0Bq/m³
100Chad35.0Bq/m³
101Chile35.0Bq/m³
102Republic of the Congo35.0Bq/m³
103Cyprus35.0Bq/m³
104Dominican Republic35.0Bq/m³
105El Salvador35.0Bq/m³
106Ethiopia35.0Bq/m³
107Ghana35.0Bq/m³
108Honduras35.0Bq/m³
109Iceland35.0Bq/m³
110Jamaica35.0Bq/m³
111Kenya35.0Bq/m³
112Lao People's Democratic Republic35.0Bq/m³
113Malawi35.0Bq/m³
114Malaysia35.0Bq/m³
115Mali35.0Bq/m³
116Morocco35.0Bq/m³
117Mozambique35.0Bq/m³
118New Zealand35.0Bq/m³
119Nicaragua35.0Bq/m³
120Niger35.0Bq/m³
121Nigeria35.0Bq/m³
122Paraguay35.0Bq/m³
123Philippines35.0Bq/m³
124Thailand35.0Bq/m³
125Tunisia35.0Bq/m³
126Uganda35.0Bq/m³
127Egypt35.0Bq/m³
128Uruguay35.0Bq/m³
129Yemen35.0Bq/m³
130Zambia35.0Bq/m³
131Australia35.0Bq/m³
132Bahrain35.0Bq/m³
133Bolivia35.0Bq/m³
134Botswana35.0Bq/m³
135Solomon Islands35.0Bq/m³
136Democratic Republic of the Congo30.0Bq/m³
137Cuba30.0Bq/m³
138Ecuador30.0Bq/m³
139Eritrea30.0Bq/m³
140Djibouti30.0Bq/m³
141Gabon30.0Bq/m³
142Haiti30.0Bq/m³
143Madagascar30.0Bq/m³
144Panama30.0Bq/m³
145Senegal30.0Bq/m³
146Trinidad and Tobago30.0Bq/m³
147United Republic of Tanzania30.0Bq/m³
148Belize30.0Bq/m³
149Brunei Darussalam30.0Bq/m³
150Burundi25.0Bq/m³
151Cape Verde25.0Bq/m³
152Benin25.0Bq/m³
153Falkland Islands (Malvinas)25.0Bq/m³
154Republic of The Gambia25.0Bq/m³
155Greenland25.0Bq/m³
156Guinea25.0Bq/m³
157Cote d'Ivoire25.0Bq/m³
158Liberia25.0Bq/m³
159Mauritania25.0Bq/m³
160Mauritius25.0Bq/m³
161Guinea-Bissau25.0Bq/m³
162Timor-Leste25.0Bq/m³
163Rwanda25.0Bq/m³
164Sierra Leone25.0Bq/m³
165Singapore25.0Bq/m³
166Somalia25.0Bq/m³
167Suriname25.0Bq/m³
168Togo25.0Bq/m³
169Cayman Islands20.0Bq/m³
170Comoros20.0Bq/m³
171Faroe Islands20.0Bq/m³
172Maldives20.0Bq/m³
173New Caledonia20.0Bq/m³
Showing 173 of 173 countries

Topics

#health#bq/m³#annual#mean#residential#radon#concentration#population#weighted

Data Source

This data comes from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study (2020).

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