Skip to main content
. 2023 Dec 28;3(2):100805. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100805

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease

(A) The percentage shift in overall mortality from 2010 to 2019 caused by PM2.5 in the 20 most populous countries worldwide, with the increase in mortality mainly being seen in developing countries, whereas most developed countries show a decrease in PM2.5-attributable mortality. (B) The distribution of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from noncommunicable diseases linked to PM pollution globally in 2019, with the majority of PM-attributable DALYs being due to CVD. (C) The proportion of cardiovascular disease DALYs caused by air pollution compared to other risk factors in 2019. Shown in red bars is the contribution of air pollution due to both ambient air PM pollution as well as household air pollution arising from the burning of solid fuels. Finally, (D) exhibits the global distribution of number of deaths in 2019 attributed to PM2.5 air pollution per country. Data in all panels are adapted from Global Burden of Disease 2019.7 PM = particulate matter.