PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Middle income
Middle income: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 98.1% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Middle income, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 98.1% for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Middle income peaked at 99.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2017.
Middle income ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.4% | — |
| 1995 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 99.6% | 8 |
More urban development data for Middle income
- Population in the largest city 14.1% (2025)
- Population density 93.64 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 37.76 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Middle income?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Middle income was 98.1% in 2017, according to Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
- What is the highest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2017.
- How does Middle income rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as part of PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.