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Premature deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter, EU
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The figure shows the premature deaths attributed to long-term exposure to PM2.5 above the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) guideline level of 5 µg/m3 in EU-27 in the period 2005-2021, and the Zero Pollution Action Plan target (by 2030, minimum 55% reduction of the premature deaths occurred in 2005).
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- Premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate matter PM2.5 (2005-2021), EU SDG 11_52, European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
2005-2021
The continue green line and dots show the number of premature deaths attributed to exposure to PM2.5 above the WHO air quality guideline level of 5µg/m3, in the period 2005-2021. They show in 2021 a reduction of 41% of the deaths in 2005.
The blue dot represents the Zero Pollution Action Plan (ZPAP) target for 2030: 55% reduction of the premature deaths in 2005.
Methodology:
The number of premature deaths have been calculated according to methodology described in EEA's briefing Assessing the risks to health from air pollution (https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/assessing-the-risks-to-health/assessing-the-risks-to-health) and the ETC-EH Eionet report 2022/10 (https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-he/products/etc-he-products/etc-he-reports/etc-he-report-2022-10-health-risk-assessment-of-air-pollution-and-the-impact-of-the-new-who-guidelines). The current calculations will be presented in the forthcoming Eionet report "Health risk assessment of air pollution: assessing the environmental burden of disease of air pollution in Europe in 2021".