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Manchester local authority · 2024

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5.8%

Deaths linked to particle pollution.

Air pollution: estimated fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution · Persons, 30+ yrs

England: 5.3% · 2024

healthcards · Manchester · 2024

What this means

An estimated 5.8% of deaths among people aged 30 and over in Manchester are linked to fine particle pollution (PM2.5). It is a modelled estimate, not a count of death certificates.

Fingertips marks this indicator Not compared to England — shown for context only, not ranked.

Recent observations (Manchester)

  1. 2021: 5.9%
  2. 2022: 6.1%
  3. 2023: 5.6%
  4. 2024: 5.8%

These points share an indicator, sex, age and period type. Source-method changes and overlapping pooled periods can limit comparisons; see the caveats.

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Source & provenance

Indicator:
Air pollution: estimated fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution (ID 93861)
Source:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Area:
Manchester (E08000003), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
Period:
2024; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
Population:
Persons, 30+ yrs

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Caveats

  • Modelled estimate combining pollution maps with death rates — not directly counted deaths.
  • No confidence intervals published; small year-to-year moves may be modelling noise.
  • Lower means a smaller estimated share of deaths linked to pollution.

Missing or suppressed values are never shown as zero — every card above passed validation with a real numeric value.