PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Israel
Israel: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 6.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Israel, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Israel is 6.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Israel peaked at 6.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1990.
That places Israel 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.8% | — |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Israel?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Israel was 6.1% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Israel ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.