[ZD31] Health impacts of exposure to fine particulate matter PM2.5
[ZD31] Health impacts of exposure to fine particulate matter PM2.5
Key message
Air pollution is the greatest environmental risk to health and a major cause of disease and premature deaths in Europe. Pollution due to PM2.5 causes respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and metabolic diseases. Since 2005, the number of premature deaths due to PM2.5 pollution has been decreasing in Slovenia and in EU countries. In 2019, there were 1,409 premature deaths due to PM2.5 pollution in Slovenia, and 307,000 in the European Union.
Charts
Figure ZD31-1: PM2.5 population weighted average, Slovenia, 2005-2019
Sources:
| PM2.5 population weighted average [[ug/m3]] | population[number] | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.76 | 1997584 |
| 2009 | 17.79 | 2032357 |
| 2014 | 14.53 | 2061079 |
| 2015 | 16.31 | 2062866 |
| 2016 | 14.87 | 2064182 |
| 2018 | 14.70 | 2066871 |
| 2019 | 12.14 | 2080902 |
Figure ZD31-2: PM2.5 premature deaths, Slovenia, 2005-2019
Sources:
| PM2.5 premature deaths (ref = 0 ug/m3)[number] | PM2.5 premature deaths (ref = 2.5 ug/m3)[number] | population[number] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2079 | 1855 | 1997584 |
| 2009 | 1807 | 1578 | 2032357 |
| 2014 | 1511 | 1269 | 2061079 |
| 2015 | 1803 | 1556 | 2062866 |
| 2016 | 1649 | 1405 | 2064182 |
| 2018 | 1672 | 1417 | 2066871 |
| 2019 | 1409 | 1150 | 2080902 |
Figure ZD31-3: PM2.5 premature deaths, Slovenia, statistical regions (NUT3), 2019
Sources:
| PM2.5 premature deaths (ref = 0 ug/m3)[number] | |
|---|---|
| Primorsko-notranjska | 43 |
| Goriška | 54 |
| Gorenjska | 56 |
| Koroška | 57 |
| Obalno-kraška | 57 |
| Jugovzhodna Slovenija | 59 |
| Zasavska | 66 |
| Posavska | 68 |
| Pomurska | 69 |
| Podravska | 70 |
| Savinjska | 70 |
| Osrednjeslovenska | 81 |
| Slovenia | 68 |
Figure ZD31-4: Premature deaths due to PM2.5, EU-27, 2005-2020
Sources:
| PM2.5 premature deaths[number] | |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 431064 |
| 2006 | |
| 2007 | 349421 |
| 2008 | 354102 |
| 2009 | 362841 |
| 2010 | 367746 |
| 2011 | 392315 |
| 2012 | 344028 |
| 2013 | 328976 |
| 2014 | 290927 |
| 2015 | 321072 |
| 2016 | 282014 |
| 2017 | 303475 |
| 2018 | 290800 |
| 2019 | 231384 |
| 2020 | 237768 |
Methodology
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Other sources and literature
- EEA Report 21/2019. Healthy environment, healthy lives: how the environment influences health and well-being in Europe. Dostopno na: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/healthy-environment-healthy-lives
- ETC/ATNI, 2021, Health risk assessments of air pollution — Estimations of the 2019 HRA, benefit analysis of reaching specific air quality standards and more, Eionet Report — ETC/ATNI 2021/10, European Topic Centre on Air Pollution, Transport, Noise and Industrial Pollution. Dostopno na: https://www.eionet.europa.eu/etcs/etc-atni/products/etc-atni-reports/etc-atni-report-10-2021-health-risk-assessments-of-air-pollution-estimations-of-the-2019-hra-benefit-analysis-of-reaching-specific-air-quality-standards-and-more
- WHO. 2021. WHO global air quality guidelines. Particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide.Povzeto po: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/345329/9789240034228-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- EEA. 2022. Premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate matter in Europe. Dostopno na: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/health-impacts-of-exposure-to