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Global deaths from air pollution by select region 1990-2016

Number of deaths attributable to air pollution in 1990 and 2016, by select region

The data shows the number of deaths attributable to total air pollution exposure in select regions worldwide in 1990 and 2016. In 2016, the number of deaths due to air pollution amounted to some 2.1 million in South Asia.

East Asia and Pacific	2403002	2478049
Europe and Central Asia	760513	570945
Latin America and Caribbean	231579	204550
Middle East and North Africa	157112	199928
North America	18981	112729
South Asia	1790789	2103199
Sub-Saharan Africa	708258	785566

Global deaths from air pollution by select region 1990-2016

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