Table 2.
Mean concentration of air pollution and mortality rate by city, from Mar 1, 2019 to Aug 31, 2020
| City | Population | PM2.5 (μg/m3) | PM10 (μg/m3) | NO2 (μg/m3) | Cases | Deaths | Mortality rate (per 100,000 inhabitants) | Mortality rate ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 9,135,000 | 38.4 | 36.7 | 45.3 | 73,080 | 5580 | 56.7 | 2.7 |
| Tabriz | 1,558,693 | 19.7 | 18.8 | 23.2 | 37402.3 | 2855.8 | 29.9 | 1.4 |
| Isfahan | 2,132,000 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 31.7 | 51,156 | 3906 | 39.7 | 1.9 |
| Yazd | 529,673 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 18.1 | 29,232 | 2232 | 22.7 | 1.1 |
| Shiraz | 1,565,572 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 22.7 | 36,540 | 2790 | 28.3 | 1.3 |
| Mashhad | 3,208,000 | 28.8 | 27.5 | 34 | 54,810 | 4185 | 42.5 | 2.2 |
| Ahvaz | 1,244,000 | 15.7 | 25.7 | 18.6 | 29962.8 | 2287.8 | 23.2 | 1.1 |
| Karaj | 1,592,492 | 20 | 19.1 | 23.6 | 38001.6 | 2901.6 | 29.5 | 1.4 |
| Kermanshah | 1,026,000 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 32,886 | 2511 | 25.5 | 1.2 |
| Bandar-Abbas | 526,648 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 14.9 | 24116.4 | 1841.4 | 18.7 | 0.9 |
| Zahedan | 610,000 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 15.9 | 25,578 | 1953 | 19.8 | 0.9 |
| Rasht | 713,000 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 21.7 | 35078.4 | 2678.4 | 27.2 | 1.3 |