Benchmark · Water, air & food

Deaths from air pollution by country

Deaths caused by indoor and outdoor air pollution for every 100,000 people (age-standardised).

In per 100,000 people. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Deaths from air pollution (per 100,000 people). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 100,000 people, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1AfghanistanAPAC · 2019266
  2. 2MozambiqueAfrica · 2019228
  3. 3NigerAfrica · 2019213
  4. 4DR CongoAfrica · 2019210
  5. 5HaitiLatin America · 2019206
  6. 6PhilippinesAPAC · 2019203
  7. 7Burkina FasoAfrica · 2019201
  8. 8GhanaAfrica · 2019194
  9. 9PakistanAPAC · 2019192
  10. 10YemenMiddle East · 2019186
  11. 11MyanmarAPAC · 2019184
  12. 12NepalAPAC · 2019178
  13. 13ZambiaAfrica · 2019174
  14. 14MaliAfrica · 2019167
  15. 15NigeriaAfrica · 2019165
  16. 16UgandaAfrica · 2019163
  17. 17MalawiAfrica · 2019149
  18. 18SudanAfrica · 2019145
  19. 19BangladeshAPAC · 2019144
  20. 20EthiopiaAfrica · 2019143
  21. 21IndiaAPAC · 2019139
  22. 22KenyaAfrica · 2019132
  23. 23TanzaniaAfrica · 2019128
  24. 24EgyptAfrica · 2019106
  25. 25IndonesiaAPAC · 201996
  26. 26ChinaAPAC · 201995
  27. 27SyriaMiddle East · 201995
  28. 28Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 201991
  29. 29QatarMiddle East · 201991
  30. 30IraqMiddle East · 201990
  31. 31MalaysiaAPAC · 201977
  32. 32South AfricaAfrica · 201975
  33. 33UAEMiddle East · 201970
  34. 34RussiaEurope · 201967
  35. 35MoroccoAfrica · 201967
  36. 36LebanonMiddle East · 201959
  37. 37ThailandAPAC · 201947
  38. 38MexicoLatin America · 201945
  39. 39JordanMiddle East · 201939
  40. 40BrazilLatin America · 201929
  41. 41EcuadorLatin America · 201928
  42. 42SingaporeAPAC · 201923
  43. 43ItalyEurope · 201915
  44. 44GermanyEurope · 201915
  45. 45USNorth America · 201914
  46. 46UKEurope · 201913
  47. 47New ZealandAPAC · 201912
  48. 48JapanAPAC · 201912
  49. 49SpainEurope · 201910
  50. 50FranceEurope · 201910
  51. 51AustraliaAPAC · 201910
  52. 52CanadaNorth America · 20198

Source: World Bank Open Data, Deaths from air pollution (per 100,000 people), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Deaths from air pollution by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/air-pollution-deaths

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