Premature deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), EU

The figure shows the premature deaths attributed to long-term exposure to PM_2.5 above the WHO guideline level of 5µg/m₃ in EU-27 in the period 2005-2022, and the Zero Pollution Action Plan target (by 2030, minimum 55% reduction of the premature deaths occurred in 2005)

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Number of premature deaths attributed to exposure to PM_2.5

Additional information

There are no estimated data on mortality for year 2006 due to the absence of PM_2.5 concentration maps for that year. For that reason, the line between the values in 2005 and 2007 appear as a dashed one, instead of a solid one as for the rest of the years

Methodology

The number of premature deaths has been calculated according to the 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 Report 2023/7 (https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-he/products/etc-he-products/etc-he-reports/etc-he-report-2023-7-health-risk-assessment-of-air-pollution-assessing-the-environmental-burden-of-disease-in-europe-in-2021). The current calculations are presented in the ETC HE Report 2024/6: Assessing the environmental burden of disease related to air pollution in Europe in 2022 (https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-he/products/etc-he-products/etc-he-reports/etc-he-report-2024-6-assessing-the-environmental-burden-of-disease-related-to-air-pollution-in-europe-in-2022/view).

Premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate matter in Europe

Premature deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), EU

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