PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO was 96.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Upper 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
The most recent figure for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Upper middle income is 96.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Upper middle income peaked at 99.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2017.
Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.0% | — |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.4% | 99.2% | 8 |
More urban development data for Upper middle income
- Population in the largest city 12.3% (2025)
- Population density 68.84 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 26.67 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Upper middle income?
- Pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who in Upper middle income was 96.4% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2017.
- How does Upper middle income rank for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Upper middle income ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Upper 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.