Canada vs United States of America: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.3% against 0.0% in Canada, a difference of 3.3%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 189th and United States of America ranks 186th of 194 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 46.3% | 31.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 43.7% | 28.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 20.2% | 13.9% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.3% against 0.0% in Canada as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Canada and United States of America?
- 3.3%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Canada ranks 189th and United States of America ranks 186th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.