An estimated 63,600 deaths were attributable to air pollution in the United States in 2021. The annual number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States has dropped significantly since 1990. The decline in deaths has coincided with improved air quality, with PM2.5 levels in the U.S. falling more than 40 percent since the turn of the century.
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2021
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Mean number of deaths attributable to air pollution
The numbers of deaths attributable to air pollution in a given year includes deaths that have likely occurred months or even years earlier than might be expected in the absence of air pollution (as in the case of a child dying from a lower-respiratory infection). Release date has been set as date of site access
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Health Effects Institute. (July 11, 2024). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
Health Effects Institute. "Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2021." Chart. July 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
Health Effects Institute. (2024). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
Health Effects Institute. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution in The United States from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
Health Effects Institute, Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United States from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], Health Effects Institute, July 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137375/air-pollution-deaths-united-states/
