Southeast Europe Regional

Air pollution continues to be a leading health concern in Southeast Europe, where countries experience PM_2.5 exposures well above the World Health Organization (WHO) annual guideline value of 5 μg/m³.

SoGA's Southeast Europe Regional Factsheet spotlights air pollution exposures, pollutant exposures changes, impacts of air quality on health, percentage of deaths (by cause) linked to air pollution in 2019, key sources of PM2.5 in Southeast Europe, and more.