SoGA's Air Quality and Health in Cities report provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution and global health impacts for more than 7,000 cities around the world.

The report Trends in Air Quality and Health in Bulgaria, highlights air quality and its health impacts for Bulgaria and is part of HEI's ongoing series of State of Global Air special reports.  

Air pollution continues to be a leading health concern in Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe, where countries experience PM2.5 exposures well above the World Health Organization (WHO) annual guideline value of 5 μg/m3.

Change in life expectancy in 2019 due to the following pollutants: ambient air pollution, particulate matter, ozone, and household air pollution. Data includes information on each country and region in the Global Burden of Disease database. This data set also includes the decrease in life expectancy from 10 other risk factors.

Number of newborn (0-7 days) deaths attributable to air pollution (outdoor PM2.5 and HAP) in 2019 in each country and region studied by the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Database.

Percent of the population that exceeds WHO Guidelines and the WHO interim targets for both PM2.5 and Ozone. Files are separated by pollutant and covers all countries and regions studied by the Global Burden of Disease database.

Air pollution and climate change are linked to each other. Watch our video “Air Pollution & Climate Change: The Impacts on Global Health” to learn more about the the connections between air quality and climate change.

This report investigates the impact of air pollution on life expectancy at birth in countries around the world using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019.

Zip file containing the percentage of neonatal deaths attributed to ambient air pollution, PM2.5, and HAP in 2019 for each country and region. Note this zip file contains 3 csvs, one for each pollutant.

Growing evidence links mothers’ exposure to air pollution during pregnancy with an increased risk of their infants being born too small or too early. Explore the video “A Fragile Stage: Air Pollution's Impact on Newborns" to learn more.