Table 2 Top 20 countries with highest annual premature mortality attributed to PM2.5 in 2010 for the population <5 and ≥30 years old and the corresponding mortality after the implementation of the EU and US air quality standards
Country | Year 2010 deaths (×103) | EU limit (25 μgm-3) deaths (×103) | US limit (12 μgm-3) deaths (×103) |
|---|---|---|---|
China | 1327 | 910 (31) | 416 (69) |
India | 575 | 502 (13) | 294 (49) |
Pakistana | 105 | 84 (20) | 67 (36) |
Nigeriaa | 89 | 78 (12) | 76 (15) |
Bangladesh | 85 | 76 (11) | 38 (55) |
Russia | 67 | 67 (0) | 66 (1) |
USA | 52 | 52 (0) | 49 (6) |
Indonesia | 51 | 48 (6) | 33 (35) |
Ukraine | 51 | 51 (0) | 49 (4) |
Viet Nam | 43 | 36 (16) | 18 (58) |
Germany | 34 | 34 (0) | 26 (24) |
Egypta | 34 | 33 (3) | 33 (3) |
Turkey | 31 | 31 (0) | 25 (19) |
Irana | 25 | 24 (4) | 22 (12) |
Sudana | 24 | 24 (0) | 24 (0) |
Japan | 24 | 24 (0) | 21 (13) |
Myanmar | 21 | 21 (0) | 14 (33) |
Italy | 19 | 19 (0) | 15 (21) |
Iraqa | 19 | 19 (0) | 19 (0) |
Thailand | 18 | 18 (0) | 15 (17) |
World | 3155 | 2600 (17) | 1712 (46) |