PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 49.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 49.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 53.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2005.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.4% | — |
| 1995 | 45.3% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.3% | 45.3% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 44.9% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 46.0% | 53.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 49.6% in 2017, according to Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
- What is the highest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2005.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as part of PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.