Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Peru: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Lao People's Democratic Republic
4.1%
in 2017
Peru
11.7%
in 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
69th
Peru rank
66th

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 11.7% against 4.1% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Peru's figure about 2.9 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th and Peru ranks 66th of 194 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Peru Difference Ahead
1990s 1.7% 17.9% 16.2% Peru
2000s 14.4% 24.6% 10.2% Peru
2010s 17.8% 18.7% 0.9% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Peru?
Peru, at 11.7% against 4.1% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Peru?
7.6%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Peru rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th and Peru ranks 66th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,328 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.