Australia vs United States Virgin Islands: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Australia
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 10.0% against 9.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 153rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 151st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 0.0% | 18.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 20.0% | 1.2% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.5% | 2.6% | Australia |
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, Australia or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 10.0% against 9.2% in Australia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Australia and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.8%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States Virgin Islands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Australia and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Australia ranks 153rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 151st 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-3 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 3 (IT-3) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 15 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.