There were an estimated 17,100 premature deaths linked to air pollution in the United Kingdom in 2021. The number of air pollution deaths in the UK decreased by more than 70 percent between 1990 and 2021. Annual PM2.5 emissions in the UK also decreased by more than 70 percent during this period. PM2.5 is the most harmful air pollutant to humans, and is attributable to millions of deaths around the world every year.
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) 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, & IHME. (July 11, 2024). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
Health Effects Institute, und IHME. "Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021." Chart. July 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
Health Effects Institute, IHME. (2024). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
Health Effects Institute, and IHME. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
Health Effects Institute & IHME, Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], Health Effects Institute, & IHME, July 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/827669/air-pollution-deaths-united-kingdom-uk/
