India Among World's Most Polluted Countries. Check List
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India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have been named among world's most polluted countries in 2023
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Bangladesh had the worst air quality last year with an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 79.9 micrograms per cubic metre
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PM2.5 is small airborne particles that damage the lungs and the WHO recommends no more than 5 micrograms
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Bangladesh was followed by Pakistan, which had average annual PM2.5 concentration of 73.7 micrograms per cubic metre
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India, which was eighth in 2022, was ranked third with PM2.5 levels at 54.4 micrograms per cubic metre, about 11 times higher than WHO standard
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Tajikistan, Burkina Faso, Iraq, UAE, Nepal, Egypt and Congo were also named among world's 10 smoggiest countries in 2023
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Only Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand met WHO standards last year
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The IQAir report was based on data from more than 30,000 monitoring stations in 134 countries and regions
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