Indicator Code : EN.ATM.PM25.MC.ZS
Indicator name : Pollution atmosphérique aux particules fines (PM2,5), population exposée à des niveaux supérieurs à la valeur de référence de l’OMS (% du total)
Source note : Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.
Source organization : Brauer, M. et al. 2016, pour l’étude Global Burden of Disease de 2015.