Average

years lost:

0–2

2–4

4–6

6–7.3

No data

5.0

Turkmenistan

1.5

4.1

China

Worst

7.3 years

Chad

5.9

Sierra

Leone

5.4

Central African Republic

Should avoidable outdoor air pollution be cut more than 5.5m early deaths globally could be avoided every year

1.5

2.1

Haiti

Average years lost:

0–2

2–4

4–6

6–7.3

No data

5.0

Turkmenistan

1.5

2.1

Portugal

1.5

4.1

China

Worst

7.3 years

Chad

5.4

Central

African

Republic

2.1

Haiti

5.9

Sierra

Leone

4.8

Niger

Should avoidable outdoor air pollution be cut more than 5.5m early deaths globally could be avoided every year

Globally, 2.9 years of life expectancy on average are lost due to outdoor air pollution – a bigger toll than tobacco smoking