Challenges remain
Challenges remain

*Nota: Estimació del nivell mig, amb un interval de confiança del 95% de les morts estimades per contaminació de l’aire.

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Headline data

Annual number of deaths attributed to excessive atmospheric pollution (above the WHO threshold* for both NO2 and PM2.5)
Year Value Units
2018-2019 1900 Total Number
2020-2021 1200 Total Number
2022 1500 Total Number
2023 1300 Total Number

Source: Barcelona Public Health Agency

Geographical Area: Barcelona City

Unit of Measurement: Total Number

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Indicator available

Annual number of deaths attributed to excessive atmospheric pollution (above the WHO threshold* for both NO2 and PM2.5)
Barcelona Target

By 2030, drastically reduce the number of deaths caused by excessive pollution
Target line (2030)

Reduce the annual number of deaths attributed to excessive atmospheric pollution, with respect to WHO recommendations, by 80%: Less than 300
Geographical coverage

Barcelona City
Unit of measurement

Total Number
Data last updated Aug 12, 2024
Metadata last updated Oct 21, 2024
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Annual number of deaths attributed to excessive atmospheric pollution (above the WHO threshold* for both NO2 and PM2.5)
Indicator number

3.9.1
Target name

Substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses caused by hazardous chemical products and air, water and soil pollution
Target number

3.9
Global indicator description

Not available for this indicator
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

World Bank (WB)
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Source 1

Organisation

Barcelona Public Health Agency
Periodicity

Data available annually
Earliest available data

2019
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Release date Apr 27, 2021
Next release

2022-04-27
Contact details

comissionat2030@bcn.cat
Other information

Barcelona Public Health Agency

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