The poorest regions in Europe have higher mortality rates from air pollution
A study led by ISGlobal shows that European regions with higher levels of poverty and lower use of renewable energy face a greater risk of mortality from air pollution. The research, published in Nature Medicine, analysed 88.8 million deaths that occurred between 2003 and 2019 across 653 regions in 31 European countries, covering a population of 521 million people. Areas with higher GDP per capita, lower poverty rates, and longer life expectancy—mainly in northern and western Europe—showed lower mortality risks, while other regions, particularly in southern Europe, experienced up to double the associated risk.
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