Malawi vs Mexico: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Malawi
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 18.6% against 11.8% in Malawi, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 36.9% | 50.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 56.7% | 14.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 38.7% | 5.0% | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 18.6% against 11.8% in Malawi as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Malawi and Mexico?
- 6.8%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mexico?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Malawi and Mexico rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Malawi ranks 95th and Mexico ranks 94th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-2 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 2 (IT-2) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 25 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.