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. 2023 Jul 22;14:4432. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39797-4

Fig. 1. Global population exposure to unsafe air pollution, by region and risk level.

Fig. 1

a Global population headcounts exposed to different levels of air pollution risk. b Number of people and share of population exposed to air pollution, by region. c Top ten countries with highest population exposure to unsafe PM2.5 levels. Hazard categories are defined based on estimated average annual PM2.5 concentration levels. “Unsafe” refers to PM2.5 concentrations over 5 μg/m3. “Hazardous” refers to PM2.5 concentrations over 35 μg/m3.