PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Uganda
Uganda: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Uganda, 1990–2017
Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 100.0% for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Uganda peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2005.
That places Uganda 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.9% | — |
| 1995 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Uganda?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Uganda was 100.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2005.
- How does Uganda rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Uganda ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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.