Air Pollution
Green Space
NoiseAir Pollution
Air Pollution
PM2.5 (ANNUAL MEAN)
- 10 5 µg/m3 WHO recommended level
- 20
- 30 25 µg/m3 EU maximun level
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
RANKING POSITION
661/858
DEATHS THAT COULD BE AVOIDED
IF NEW WHO GUIDELINES (2021)
WERE MET
IF FORMER WHO GUIDELINES (2005) WERE MET
IF THE LOWEST LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION WERE MET
NO2 (ANNUAL MEAN)
- 10
- 20
10 µg/m3
WHO recommended level - 30
- 40
- 50
40 µg/m3
EU
maximun level - 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
RANKING POSITION
536/858
DEATHS THAT COULD BE AVOIDED
IF NEW WHO GUIDELINES (2021)
WERE MET
IF FORMER WHO GUIDELINES (2005) WERE MET
IF THE LOWEST LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION WERE MET
Green Space
Green Space
Vegetation Index (NDVI)
- 0.10
- 0.20
- 0.30
- 0.40
- 0.50
- 0.60
- 0.70
- 0.80
- 0.90
NDVI goal
(WHO recommendation)
RANKING POSITION
859/866
% OF POPULATION BELOW
TARGET NDVI
18.37%
DEATHS THAT COULD BE AVOIDED
IF WHO GUIDELINES WERE MET
Green Area (GA)
- 10%
- 20%
- 30%
25%
GA
(WHO recommendation) - 40%
- 50%
- 60%
- 70%
- 80%
- 90%
RANKING POSITION
865/866
% OF POPULATION BELOW
25% GA
9.42%
DEATHS THAT COULD BE AVOIDED
IF WHO GUIDELINES WERE MET
Traffic Noise
Traffic Noise
%
% OF POPULATION EXPOSED TO HARMFUL NOISE LEVELS 
%
% OF HIGHLY ANNOYED POPULATION
DEATHS THAT COULD BE AVOIDED
0
EXPOSURE DATA SOURCE
Estimated method
GAP FILLING METHOD
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REFERENCE: Sasha Khomenko, Marta Cirach, Jose Barrera-Gómez, Evelise Pereira-Barboza, Tamara Iungman, Natalie Mueller, Maria Foraster, Cathryn Tonne, Meelan Thondoo, Calvin Jephcote, John Gulliver, James Woodcock, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen. Impact of road traffic noise on annoyance and preventable mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment. Environment International, Volume 162, 2022, 107160, ISSN 0160-4120, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107160
