Deaths attributable to air pollution

37 European countries compared for 2023, eu average 41 per 100k. Eurostat data.

First in the ranking
0 per 100k
Iceland
EU average
41 per 100k
27 member states
Median country
31 per 100k
half above, half below
Range
0 to 146
Iceland - North Macedonia

How to read it

Across 37 countries, the highest value is in North Macedonia (146 per 100k) and the lowest in Iceland (0 per 100k).

Half of the countries are above 31 per 100k and half below.

The EU average is 41 per 100k; 17 of 37 countries are above it.

For the EU as a whole, the value fell from 97 per 100k in 2005 to 41 per 100k in 2023.

Premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
Rate · Particulates < 2.5µm · Premature death

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Air pollution deaths over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Iceland non-EU0−41
2Finland1−40
3Sweden2−39
4Estonia3−38
5Norway non-EU4−37
6Ireland6−35
7Luxembourg10−31
8Denmark12−29
9Liechtenstein non-EU13−28
10Switzerland non-EU15−26
11Portugal21−20
12France22−19
13Netherlands22−19
14Belgium25−16
15Germany26−15
16Lithuania28−13
17Spain28−13
18Austria29−12
19Malta31−10
20Latvia31−10
21Czechia43+2
22Slovenia49+8
23Slovakia50+9
24Cyprus64+23
25Poland69+28
26Hungary71+30
27Italy73+32
28Romania74+33
29Croatia75+34
30Montenegro non-EU89+48
31Greece98+57
32Bulgaria104+63
33Kosovo non-EU121+80
34Albania non-EU129+88
35Serbia non-EU132+91
36Bosnia and Herzegovina non-EU139+98
37North Macedonia non-EU146+105
© European Union, source: Eurostat · dataset sdg_11_52 · 2023 Source and licence

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