PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 52.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Post-demographic dividend, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Post-demographic dividend stood at 52.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 77.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2016.
That places Post-demographic dividend 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.9% | — |
| 1995 | 76.1% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 76.1% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 74.7% | 74.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 52.7% | 75.5% | 8 |
More urban development data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population in the largest city 17.6% (2025)
- Population density 35.98 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 9.83 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Post-demographic dividend?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Post-demographic dividend was 52.7% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2016.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.