In the second half of the past decade, the number of deaths attributed to ambient particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) in Brazil increased continuously. In 2019, approximately 43.6 thousand deaths were attributed to this type or air pollution, up from 40 thousand deaths in 2015. Brazil was the Latin American country with the largest number of deaths due to air pollution in 2019.
Number of deaths attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution in Brazil from 2000 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Deaths attributable to ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution
Supplementary notes
Ambient particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) refers to fine-particle outdoor pollution (airborne particles with a diameter smaller than 2.5 micrometers).
Figures have been rounded.
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Health Effects Institute, & IHME. (October 21, 2020). Number of deaths attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution in Brazil from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/867786/number-deaths-ambient-air-pollution-brazil/
Health Effects Institute, und IHME. "Number of deaths attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution in Brazil from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867786/number-deaths-ambient-air-pollution-brazil/
Health Effects Institute, IHME. (2020). Number of deaths attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution in Brazil from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/867786/number-deaths-ambient-air-pollution-brazil/
Health Effects Institute, and IHME. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Ambient Particulate Matter Pollution in Brazil from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867786/number-deaths-ambient-air-pollution-brazil/
Health Effects Institute & IHME, Number of deaths attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution in Brazil from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/867786/number-deaths-ambient-air-pollution-brazil/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Number of deaths attributable to ambient particulate matter pollution in Brazil from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Health Effects Institute, & IHME, October 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/867786/number-deaths-ambient-air-pollution-brazil/
