PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Italy
Italy: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim was 53.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 53.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Italy peaked at 80.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2016.
That places Italy 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.5% | — |
| 1995 | 76.6% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 76.6% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 74.7% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 52.9% | 77.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Italy?
- Pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim in Italy was 53.3% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Italy ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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-3 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 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.