Particulate pollution deaths
Particles of pollution less than 2.5 micrometres wide — called PM2.5 — affect more people than any other pollutant, according to the World Health Organization.
Here are the 10 countries with the highest percentage of deaths linked to PM2.5 in 2019.
A table showing the top 10 countries in terms of the percentage of deaths in 2019 that were linked to PM2.5 pollution. China is at the top, with 3.2% of its deaths linked to PM2.5.
