State of Global Air

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Data on air quality & health for countries & cities around the world | Collaboration between the Health Effects Institute & Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Photo of a hazy cityscape with numerous high-rise buildings.
Blue graphic with a while speech bubble that reads: Photo submissions due on June 26, 2026 Every Breath Has a Story: A global call for powerful photographs and personal reflections that reveal the human reality of air pollution: its sources, its consequences, and the hope found in action and cleaner air solutions
Blue graphic with a photo a cityscape blanketed by thick smog with mountain peaks visible above the haze under a cloudy sky. Text on the graphic reads: Open call. Photo submissions due on June 26, 2026. Every Breath Has a Story A global call for powerful photographs and personal reflections that reveal the human reality of air pollution: its sources, its consequences, and the hope found in action and cleaner air solutions.
Event graphic on a dark blue background. An orange textbox across the center of the graphic reads "Science on the 7th". The rest of the graphic reads "Guest: Beatriz Cardenas, Host: Pallavi Pant. June 5, 2026, 1 PM GMT" Headshots are Next to the host and guest names.
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Event graphic on a dark blue background. An orange textbox across the center of the graphic reads "Science on the 7th". The rest of the graphic reads "Guests: Ashley Charlotte Pople and Marion Jane Cros, Host: Pallavi Pant. April 6, 2025, 9 AM EST / 2 PM GMT" Headshots are Next to the host and guest names.
Cityscape of Pretoria with text announcing Africa Clean Air Forum on clean air investment from July 14-16, 2026.
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Graphic of the Earth with blue skies and clouds above, with a textbox overlay that reads "SoGA Resource." Below the graphic of the Earth is yellow text against a dark blue background that reads "The Country Profiles provide an overview of findings from the State of Global Air 2025. The profiles contain key statistics on air quality & associated health impacts for 200+ countries."
Blue and orange graphic that reads: State of Global Air 2025 South Asia Briefing Key findings from SoGA 2025 for South Asian countries & what they mean for research & policy impact across the region. Date: January 28, 2026 Time: 3 PM IST, 3:15 PM NPT, 3:30 PM BST, 2:30 PM PKT
Blue and orange graphic that reads: State of Global Air 2025 South Asia Briefing Key findings from SoGA 2025 for South Asian countries & what they mean for research & policy impact across the region. Date: January 28, 2026 Time: 3 PM IST, 3:15 PM NPT, 3:30 PM BST, 2:30 PM PKT
Health Effects Institute webinar banner showing four speakers - Anumita Roychowdhury, Abinaya Sekar, Bhargav Krishna, and Ramya Sunder Raman. Topic: Air quality trends in Indian cities since the National Clean Air Programme Date: January 13, 2026 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM IST
Health Effects Institute webinar banner showing four speakers - Anumita Roychowdhury, Abinaya Sekar, Bhargav Krishna, and Ramya Sunder Raman. Topic: Air quality trends in Indian cities since the National Clean Air Programme Date: January 13, 2026 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM IST
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Graphic of the Earth with blue skies and clouds above, with a textbox overlay that reads "SoGA Resource." Below the graphic of the Earth is yellow text against a dark blue background that reads "The Country Profiles provide an overview of findings from the State of Global Air 2025. The profiles contain key statistics on air quality & associated health impacts for 200+ countries."
Light blue graphic with a dark blue and orange progress ring chart depicting 45%. Beneath an icon of lungs, the text reads "45% of global deaths from COPD were attributable to air pollution in 2023. #WorldCOPDDay"
Blue and orange graphic that reads: State of Global Air 2025 Africa Briefing Key findings from SoGA 2025 for African countries & what they mean for research & policy impact across the region. Date: November 12, 2025 Time: 12 PM GMT, 1 PM WAT, 2 PM CAT, 3 PM EAT
Blue and orange graphic that reads: State of Global Air 2025 Africa Briefing Key findings from SoGA 2025 for African countries & what they mean for research & policy impact across the region. Date: November 12, 2025 Time: 12 PM GMT, 1 PM WAT, 2 PM CAT, 3 PM EAT
Event graphic on a dark blue background. An orange textbox across the center of the graphic reads "Science on the 7th". The rest of the graphic reads "Guest: Nomundari Urantulga, Host: Pallavi Pant. November 7, 2025, 9 AM EST / 2 PM GMT" Headshots are Next to the host and guest names.
State of Global Air 2025 Report Release Webinar Materials Now Available! List of speakers with their headshots: Pallavi Pant. Head of Global Initiatives, HEI Maria Neira. Commissioner, Common Air Rachael Stanton. Policy & Advocacy Officer on NCD Prevention, NCD Alliance
Light blue graphic with a dark blue and orange donut chart indicating that 26% of stroke deaths are attributable to air pollution.
State of Global Air 2025 Report Release Webinar Date: October 31, 2025 Time 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM GMT List of speakers with their headshots: Pallavi Pant. Head of Global Initiatives, HEI Maria Neira. Commissioner, Common Air Rachael Stanton. Policy & Advocacy Officer on NCD Prevention, NCD Alliance
Graphic with a photo of hazy skies over a cityscape on the left and a blue box with white text on the right that reads "1 out of 3 dementia deaths in 2023 were attributable to air pollution."
State of Global Air 2025 Report Release Webinar Date: October 31, 2025 Time 12:00PM - 1:15PM GMT Speakers: Pallavi Pant. Head of Global Initiatives, HEI Maria Neira. Commissioner, Common Air Rachael Stanton. Policy & Advocacy Officer on NCD Prevention, NCD Alliance
Photo of orange hazy skies with dark orange text box containing key messages from the SoGA 2025 report. - 7.9 million total deaths due to air pollution in 2023. - In 2023, air pollution also contributed to 232 million healthy years of life lost worldwide. - The greatest health burdens continue to be seen in low- and middle-income countries.
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Graphic showing photos of the air pollution education resources from The Economist Educational Foundation.
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World map with pins on Southeast Europe, South Asia, and East Africa. These pinned locations indicate the regions of HEI's interactive databases on air pollution and health research.
Photo of people walking in a city with text overlaid that reads "Cutting air pollution could boost global GDP by up to $2.4 trillion."
Dark blue text that reads "Live Q&A Session" at the top of the page against a light blue background. Just below is subtext that reads" Let's exchange ideas about air quality in this Q&A". Green highlight bar "With Pallavi Pant" with a headshot of Pallavi on the right side of the graphic. The bottom half of the graphic is white text against an orange background that reads "Tuesday, September 30th 11:30 AM ET" White State of Global Air logo in the bottom left corner.
Photo from the HEI workshop in Kampala, Uganda, hosted in February 2025.
Graphic with text at the top that reads "More than 700,000 deaths of children under 5 were linked to air pollution in 2021" Below the text are illustrations of children at various ages, from birth to age 5, engaging in everyday activities, such as medical appointments and playing soccer.
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