This number reflects a slight increase from what was recorded in 2019, when fine particles penetrating deep into the lungs caused 231,000 premature deaths.
This increase contrasts with the steady decline over the past 20 years, with an overall decline of 45% recorded between 2005 and 2020, although the recorded figure remains the same. "Whatever"according to the study.
This increase in the death rate is explained by a pandemic COVID-19 It has most severely affected people with air pollution-related illnesses Like a cancer lung disease and type 2 diabetes.
An environmental threat to the health of Europeans
- This is stated by the report of the European Environment Agency "If we compare 2020 with 2019, it becomes clear that the number of premature deaths attributed to air pollution has increased for PM2.5, while it has decreased for nitrogen dioxide. And ozone".
- For ozone particles emitted by traffic and industrial activitiesIn 2020, related death rates decreased, with 24,000 deaths recorded, a 3% decrease from the previous year.
- As for the nitrogen dioxide emitted mainly by vehicles and power plants Thermal, more than 49,000 premature deaths related to it have been recorded, with a 22 percent drop due in part to the decline in traffic during the pandemic.
- In its report, the agency indicated that the European Union is on track to meet its goal of reducing premature deaths by more than 50% in 2030 compared to 2005.
- In the early 1990s, fine particulate matter caused nearly one million premature deaths in the 27 countries of the European Union.
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References European Environment Agency In a new report, “exposure to fine particulate matter is more concentrated than recommended.” World Health OrganizationIt has led to the premature deaths of 238,000 people in the countries European Union“.
This number reflects a slight increase from what was recorded in 2019, when fine particles penetrating deep into the lungs caused 231,000 premature deaths.
This increase contrasts with the steady decline over the past two decades, when an overall decline of 45% was recorded between 2005 and 2020, although the recorded figure remains “significant”, according to the study.
This increase in the death rate is explained by a pandemic COVID-19 It has most severely affected people with air pollution-related illnesses Like a cancer lung disease and type 2 diabetes.
An environmental threat to the health of Europeans
- The European Environment Agency report states: “If we compare the year 2020 with the year 2019, it becomes clear that the number of premature deaths attributed to air pollution has increased for PM2.5, while it has decreased for nitrogen dioxide”. And ozone“.
- For ozone particles emitted by traffic and industrial activitiesIn 2020, related death rates decreased, with 24,000 deaths recorded, a 3% decrease from the previous year.
- As for the nitrogen dioxide emitted mainly by vehicles and power plants Thermal, more than 49,000 premature deaths related to it have been recorded, with a 22 percent drop due in part to the decline in traffic during the pandemic.
- In its report, the agency indicated that the European Union is on track to meet its goal of reducing premature deaths by more than 50% in 2030 compared to 2005.
- In the early 1990s, fine particulate matter caused nearly one million premature deaths in the 27 countries of the European Union.
