The average person in India could live 3.6 years longer if national average fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels were brought in line with World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality guidelines of five µg/m3. This figure doubles in Delhi, where the average person stands to lose nearly 7.8 years of their lives based on 2022 PM2.5 concentrations. In 2023, the average annual PM2.5 concentration in Delhi was 102 µg/m3.
Average life expectancy gains from reducing PM2.5 concentrations from 2022 levels to the WHO guideline in India, by state or territory
(in years)
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EPIC (AQLI). (August 28, 2024). Average life expectancy gains from reducing PM2.5 concentrations from 2022 levels to the WHO guideline in India, by state or territory (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464125/india-pm25-life-expectancy-gains-by-state-territory/
EPIC (AQLI). "Average life expectancy gains from reducing PM2.5 concentrations from 2022 levels to the WHO guideline in India, by state or territory (in years)." Chart. August 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464125/india-pm25-life-expectancy-gains-by-state-territory/
EPIC (AQLI). (2024). Average life expectancy gains from reducing PM2.5 concentrations from 2022 levels to the WHO guideline in India, by state or territory (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464125/india-pm25-life-expectancy-gains-by-state-territory/
EPIC (AQLI). "Average Life Expectancy Gains from Reducing Pm2.5 Concentrations from 2022 Levels to The Who Guideline in India, by State or Territory (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464125/india-pm25-life-expectancy-gains-by-state-territory/
EPIC (AQLI), Average life expectancy gains from reducing PM2.5 concentrations from 2022 levels to the WHO guideline in India, by state or territory (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464125/india-pm25-life-expectancy-gains-by-state-territory/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Average life expectancy gains from reducing PM2.5 concentrations from 2022 levels to the WHO guideline in India, by state or territory (in years) [Graph], EPIC (AQLI), August 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464125/india-pm25-life-expectancy-gains-by-state-territory/
