In 2021, the estimated number of deaths attributable to air pollution throughout Europe totaled almost 437 thousand. Premature deaths caused by air pollution exposure have decreased significantly in the last 30 years, dropping from 942 thousand in 1990 to a low of 427 thousand in 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2021
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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). Includes Central, Eastern and Western Europe.
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Health Effects Institute, & IHME. (July 3, 2024). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
Health Effects Institute, und IHME. "Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
Health Effects Institute, IHME. (2024). Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
Health Effects Institute, and IHME. "Number of Deaths Attributable to Air Pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
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Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in Europe from 1990 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Health Effects Institute, & IHME, July 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/993605/air-pollution-deaths-europe/
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