Lao People's Democratic Republic vs South Africa: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 6.2% against 4.1% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 67th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 13.1% | 11.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 16.3% | 1.9% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.5% | 3.3% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 6.2% 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 South Africa?
- 2.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and South Africa rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 67th 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
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.