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Mexico City, Mexico

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Helping 8.8 million residents of Mexico City breathe cleaner air, through mass transit improvement, renewable power, green building and more.

Mexico City has set the improvement of air quality as a policy priority. Through implementation of these policies, air pollution is already maintaining a downward trend, even as the city experiences constant growth.

Tanya Müller García, Secretary of Environment
The Air Pollution in

Mexico City , Mexico

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300%
OVER THE SAFE LEVEL PM2.5 annual exposure*

*PM 2.5 concentrations measured in micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air (µg/m3) Data: WHO Global Platform on Air Quality & Health

WHO Guideline (10)Lowest level at which premature mortality risk increases in response to long-term exposure

Interim target 1 (35)Associated with 15% higher premature mortality relative to the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m3

Interim target 2 (25)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 1 (35 µg/m3)

Interim target 3 (15)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 2 (25 µg/m3)

More about the data

Air Quality & Health Burden Mexico

41,723 Annual Deaths from air pollution
Outdoor AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

National Air Quality

20

annual average PM 2.5

Household AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

Child Deaths (0-5yrs)

544

per year

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