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Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

Chicago ranked as the seventh-most polluted major city in the U.S. In 2024, showing a significant improvement from its previous second place ranking.
The 2024 IQAir World Air Quality Report found that only 17% of global cities meet the World Health Organization's air pollution guidelines.
Air pollution was responsible for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021, making it the second-leading risk factor for death according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Chicago's air pollution saw a 35% decrease in 2024, with average PM2.5 levels at 8.4 micrograms per cubic meter.

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dailyclimate.org

Most cities fail to meet global air quality standards

Most of the world’s population breathes polluted air, with only 17% of cities meeting global air quality guidelines, a new report finds.Sibi Arasu reports for The Associated Press.In short:IQAir analyzed air quality data from 40,000 monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India had the worst air pollution. India had six of the world’s nine most polluted cities.Many regions lack adequate monitori…

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Chicago Tribune

Chicago ranked 7th most polluted major US city in 2024, down from 2nd the previous year, global report shows

Chicago was the seventh-most polluted major city in the country in 2024, according to a global air quality report released Tuesday. The average annual concentration of small particulate matter in the air led to a 35% decrease in the air pollution levels that had placed the city second in the previous year’s ranking. “The goal of the report is to raise awareness that eventually will translate into impact around global air pollution levels, and ba…

3 hours ago·Chicago, United States

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The Straits Times

Only 7 countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

Chad and Bangladesh were the world's most polluted countries in 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.

10 hours ago·Singapore

Only Seven Countries Meet WHO Air Quality Guidelines on PM2.5: Report

Most countries around the world have air quality that is worse than the guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the latest World Air Quality Report by IQAir. The seventh-annual World Air Quality Report collected data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations across 138 countries, territories and regions. The results revealed that only seven countries meet the annual average guideline for fine particulate matter, or …

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