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Number of people exposed to Lden ≥ 55 dB in Europe, based on areas covered by strategic noise maps

Figure Created 10 Dec 2019 Published 11 Dec 2019 Last modified 11 Dec 2019

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Topics: Environment and health

Data submited by countries up to 01/01/2019

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Methodology:: Based on data officially reported by countries under the EU Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC) up to 01/01/2019. Because of gaps in the reported data, a gap-filling routine is used to estimate the total population exposure to high noise levels (ETC-ATNI (forthcoming, 2019)).
Units:: Number of people exposed to Lden ≥ 55 dB
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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There are comparability issues between 2007 and the other reporting years because of different reporting requirements. There may be comparability issues between 2012 and 2017 due to lack of common assessment methods or incomplete reporting of exposure assessments. Due to gaps in the reported data, a gap-filling routine was used to estimate the number of people exposed to high noise levels in 2012 and 2017, introducing a degree of uncertainty in the assessment.

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