Upper middle income - Particle pollution

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

The value for PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) in Upper middle income was 39.23 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.92 in 2011 and a minimum value of 39.01 in 2016.

Definition: Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.

Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

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Year Value
1990 43.63
1995 44.06
2000 45.37
2005 48.47
2010 50.41
2011 50.92
2012 46.80
2013 47.49
2014 43.67
2015 43.36
2016 39.01
2017 39.23

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) in Upper middle income was 96.24 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 99.01 in 2011, while its lowest value was 96.24 in 2017.

Definition: Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.

Source: Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

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Year Value
1990 98.81
1995 98.76
2000 98.89
2005 98.83
2010 98.94
2011 99.01
2012 98.54
2013 98.23
2014 97.39
2015 97.11
2016 96.25
2017 96.24

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions