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Wildfire danger, smoke and attributable deaths
This indicator tracks the climate-driven change in wildfire danger (Fire Weather Index), estimates changes in the annual exposure for wildfire-originated PM2.5, and estimates deaths attributable to wildfire-originated ...
6 Mar 2025
Topics: Climate change adaptation
Premature deaths caused by environmental pollution
Key messages: Environmental pollution contributes to at least 10% of annual premature deaths in the EU, with air and noise pollution posing significant health risks, including respiratory and cardiovascular ...
3 Mar 2025
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07-Premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate matter
Premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate matter in Europe | European Environment Agency's home page 8TH EAP HEADLINE INDICATOR, 2024 Premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate ... matter in Europe 8th Environment Action Programme Analysis and data Indicators Premature deaths due to exposure to fi… The European Commission zero pollution action plan sets a target to reduce ... Between 2005 and 2022, the number of premature deaths in the EU attributable to PM fell by 45%. If this trend continues, the target will be achieved and likely exceeded. The ...
19 Feb 2025
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Air pollution quick country facts
According to latest EEA estimates , at least 239,000 deaths in the EU in 2022 were attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) pollution above the WHO recommended concentration of 5 µg ... /m 3 . 70,000 deaths are attributable to exposure to ozone (O 3 ) pollution and 48,000 deaths to exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) pollution. ... These attributable deaths could have been avoided by meeting the WHO’s guideline values in 2022. ...
10 Dec 2024
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WHO estimates 175 000 heat-related deaths in European Region every year
Earlier this summer, the UN called for action on extreme heat in response to deadly temperatures impacts that cause worldwide around 489 000 estimated heat-related deaths every year in recent decades. ... According to WHO, the WHO European Region accounts, on average, for 36% of these heat-related deaths, or more than 175 000 deaths yearly, making heat stress is the leading cause of climate-related deaths ...
15 Aug 2024
Topics: Climate change adaptation
Heat caused over 47,000 deaths in Europe in 2023
Europe counted 47,690 excess deaths due to heat in 2023, estimated a new study in Nature Medicine. ... This is the second highest heat-related mortality burden since 2015, only surpassed by 2022 (over 60,000 estimated deaths). ... Despite this being a high number of mostly avoidable deaths, the heat-related mortality burden would have been 80% higher in absence of present adaptation measures, especially for the elderly. ...
20 Aug 2024
Topics: Climate change adaptation
Premature deaths attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅), EU
The figure shows the premature deaths attributed to long-term exposure to PM 2.5 above the WHO guideline level of 5µg/m 3 in EU-27 in the period 2005-2022, and the Zero Pollution Action Plan target (by ... 2030, minimum 55% reduction of the premature deaths occurred in 2005) ...
10 Dec 2024
Topics: Air pollution, Environmental health impacts
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Temperature-related mortality burden and projected change in 1368 European regions
This study estimates a three-fold increase in annual heat-related mortality in Europe - to over 128 000 deaths per year - due to climatic changes and an ageing population -when temperatures rise by 3°C ... The study, published in the Lancet Public Health, modelled annual heat- and cold-related deaths across 1368 regions and 30 countries in Europe. ... In Spain, Italy and Greece, many areas are labelled as so-called hotspots, with substantial projected increases in heat-related deaths due to both warming and ageing. ...
22 Aug 2024
Topics: Climate change adaptation
Premature deaths normalized by population attributable to exposure to PM₂.₅ at country level in 2005 and 2022, and percentage of change
The figure shows for each country two graphs: one with two bars, indicating the estimated number of premature deaths per 100,000 inhabitants aged over 30 years attributable to exposure to annual PM 2.5 ... And one with one bar, indicating the change (in percentage) of deaths per 100,000 inhabitants over 30 years attributable to PM 2.5 from 2005 to 2022 ...
10 Dec 2024
Topics: Environmental health impacts, Pollution
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Premature deaths due to exposure to fine particulate matter in Europe
Between 2005 and 2022, the number of premature deaths in the EU attributable to PM 2.5 fell by 45%. If this trend continues, the target will be achieved and likely exceeded. ... Despite ongoing improvement, 239,000 premature deaths attributable to PM 2.5 occured in the EU during 2022. ...
10 Dec 2024
Topics: Environmental health impacts, Air pollution, Pollution