Premature deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), EU

The figure shows the premature deaths (and the 95% confidence interval) attributed to long-term exposure to PM_2.5 above the WHO guideline level of 5 µg/m³ in EU-27 in the period 2005-2023, and the Zero Pollution Action Plan target (by 2030, minimum 55% reduction of the premature deaths occurred in 2005).

Units

Number of premature deaths attributed to exposure to PM_2.5

Additional information

The continue dark green line shows the number of premature deaths attributable to exposure to PM_2.5, in the period 2005-2023. The light green lines represent the 95% confidence interval.
The red dot represents the Zero Pollution Action Plan (ZPAP) target for 2030: 55% of the premature deaths in 2005. The orange dots represent the 95% confidence interval.
There are no estimated data on mortality for year 2006 due to the absence of PM_2.5 concentration maps for that year. For that reason, the line between the values in 2005 and 2007 appear as a dashed one, instead of a solid one as for the rest of the years.

Methodology

The number of premature deaths have been calculated according to methodology described in EEA´s briefing Assessing the risks to health from air pollution (https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/assessing-the-risks-to-health/assessing-the-risks-to-health) and the ETC-EH Report 2023/7 (https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-he/products/etc-he-products/etc-he-reports/etc-he-report-2023-7-health-risk-assessment-of-air-pollution-assessing-the-environmental-burden-of-disease-in-europe-in-2021). The current calculations will be presented in the forthcoming Eionet report "Assessing the environmental burden related to air pollution in Europe in 2023".

Premature deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), EU

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