Only Seven Countries Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2023, Report Finds

🌍🚫💨 IQAir’s 2023 World Air Quality Report exposes the most polluted countries, emphasizing the urgent need for global action to combat air pollution and its detrimental health effects.

Key takeaways:

• Swiss air quality monitoring company IQAir released its sixth World Air Quality Report for 2023, revealing that 124 out of 134 nations exceeded the annual guideline for fine particulate matter set by the WHO.
• “Just seven countries met WHO’s annual PM2.5 guidelines — Australia, New Zealand, Estonia, Iceland, Finland, Grenada and Mauritius.”
  • …while the most polluted countries included Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, and Burkina Faso.
• Exposure to PM2.5 pollution leads to various health issues like asthma, cancer, stroke, and lung disease.

For a more detailed summary, and to read the report directly:

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Read the full post at Earth.org.