The death rate among children under five years of age from diseases linked to air pollution varies greatly around the world. In 2021, the highest death rate was among in Africa, where there were 211 deaths per 100,000 children. This was roughly twice the global average death rate, and 100 times higher than it was in high-income countries. Globally, more than 700,000 deaths among children under five years of age were from diseases linked to air pollution exposure.
Death rates in children under five years of age linked to air pollution worldwide in 2021, by region
(in deaths per 100,000)
Death rates across GBD Super Regions (countries grouped by similar cause-of-death patterns).
Special properties
2021
Supplementary notes
Estimates of uncertainty are provided for every value in the form of 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs), representing the range between the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of the distribution of possible values.
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IHME. (June 18, 2024). Death rates in children under five years of age linked to air pollution worldwide in 2021, by region (in deaths per 100,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475446/global-air-pollution-death-rate-among-children-by-region/
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IHME. (2024). Death rates in children under five years of age linked to air pollution worldwide in 2021, by region (in deaths per 100,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475446/global-air-pollution-death-rate-among-children-by-region/
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