PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Small states

Small states: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 85.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
85.7%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
39th
of 47 groups
All-time high
89.2%
in 2011
All-time low
85.7%
in 2017
Years of data
12
1990–2017

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Small states, 1990–2017

0204060801990200320171990: 88.7 % of total1995: 87.7 % of total2000: 88 % of total2005: 88.7 % of total2010: 89.1 % of total2011: 89.2 % of total2012: 88.9 % of total2013: 88.8 % of total2014: 86.6 % of total2015: 86.6 % of total2016: 86.3 % of total2017: 85.7 % of total

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 Small states stood at 85.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Small states peaked at 89.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 85.7%, in 2017.

That places Small states 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Small states, year by year

Annual values for PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) in Small states, 1990 to 2017.
Year % of total Change
1990 88.7%
1995 87.7% -1.1%
2000 88.0% +0.3%
2005 88.7% +0.8%
2010 89.1% +0.6%
2011 89.2% +0.1%
2012 88.9% -0.4%
2013 88.8% -0.0%
2014 86.6% -2.5%
2015 86.6% -0.0%
2016 86.3% -0.4%
2017 85.7% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.2% 87.7% 88.7% 2
2000s 88.3% 88.0% 88.7% 2
2010s 87.7% 85.7% 89.2% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Small states?
Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Small states was 85.7% 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 Small states?
The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Small states?
The lowest recorded value was 85.7% in 2017.
How does Small states rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
Small states ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Small states 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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Indicator
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 2,892 data points, 1990–2017
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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.