Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is estimated to cut the average person's life expectancy by 2.3 years. This figure rises to 3.3 years in Asia, which is home to some of the world's most polluted countries, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India.
Average life expectancy loss due to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) worldwide as of 2021, by region
(in years)
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EPIC (AQLI). (August 21, 2023). Average life expectancy loss due to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) worldwide as of 2021, by region (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464168/pm25-life-expectancy-loss-by-region/
EPIC (AQLI). "Average life expectancy loss due to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) worldwide as of 2021, by region (in years)." Chart. August 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464168/pm25-life-expectancy-loss-by-region/
EPIC (AQLI). (2023). Average life expectancy loss due to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) worldwide as of 2021, by region (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464168/pm25-life-expectancy-loss-by-region/
EPIC (AQLI). "Average Life Expectancy Loss Due to Fine Particulate Matter (Pm2.5) Worldwide as of 2021, by Region (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464168/pm25-life-expectancy-loss-by-region/
EPIC (AQLI), Average life expectancy loss due to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) worldwide as of 2021, by region (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464168/pm25-life-expectancy-loss-by-region/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average life expectancy loss due to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) worldwide as of 2021, by region (in years) [Graph], EPIC (AQLI), August 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464168/pm25-life-expectancy-loss-by-region/
