Air Pollution Death Rate in India: 1990-2021
Air pollution death in India has been silent pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 80% of India’s urban population is exposed to air pollution levels exceeding the safe limit.
The rise in particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels has been linked to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases like
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Lung Cancer
- Asthma and other respiratory conditions
- Heart Disease and stroke
Death rate trend from 1990 to 2024
- 2.1 Million people died due to Air pollution in India in 2021.
- In 2021 pollution was leading cause of death.
- India and China accounted for 55% of the total world’s air pollution-related deaths in 2021.
- Air pollution death rate was 200.7 people per 100,000 in 2021.
Air pollution Death rate over the year.
| Year | Death rate(per 100,000) |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 261.7 |
| 1991 | 259.8 |
| 1992 | 262.3 |
| 1993 | 258.2 |
| 1994 | 259 |
| 1995 | 265.6 |
| 1996 | 261 |
| 1997 | 255.1 |
| 1998 | 252.4 |
| 1999 | 237 |
| 2000 | 229.7 |
| 2001 | 228.7 |
| 2002 | 227.1 |
| 2003 | 231.2 |
| 2004 | 230.7 |
| 2005 | 226.4 |
| 2006 | 228.6 |
| 2007 | 234.4 |
| 2008 | 232.9 |
| 2009 | 222.5 |
| 2010 | 219.3 |
| 2011 | 221.3 |
| 2012 | 224 |
| 2013 | 236.6 |
| 2014 | 246.5 |
| 2015 | 237.9 |
| 2016 | 229.4 |
| 2017 | 222.5 |
| 2018 | 217.1 |
| 2019 | 210.8 |
| 2020 | 196 |
| 2021 | 200.7 |
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