Table 1 Mortality from air pollution-related neonatal diseases and changes from 1990 to 2021

Global

7967 [7291–8627]

12.45 [11.39–13.48]

4969.66 [4194.86-5808.8]

8.03 [6.78–9.39]

-1.53 [-1.63 to-1.43]

Cause

Neonatal preterm birth

3991 [3602–4445]

6.24 [5.63–6.94]

2276.16 [1891.6-2714.67]

3.68 [3.06–4.39]

-1.73 [-1.8to-1.66]

Hemolytic disease and other neonatal jaundice

231 [194–291]

0.36 [0.3–0.45]

75.28 [58.19–99.21]

0.12 [0.09–0.16]

-3.52 [-3.69to-3.35]

Neonatal sepsis and other neonatal infections

706 [611–811]

1.1 [0.96–1.27]

540.26 [453.71-640.84]

0.87 [0.73–1.04]

-0.96 [-1.09to-0.84]

Other neonatal disorders

856 [601–1070]

1.34 [0.94–1.67]

524.36 [367.64-655.88]

0.85 [0.59–1.06]

-1.77 [-1.94to-1.61]

Neonatal encephalopathy due to birth asphyxia and trauma

2183 [1906–2530]

3.41 [2.98–3.95]

1553.61 [1291.04-1872.56]

2.51 [2.09–3.03]

-1.15 [-1.32to-0.98]

GBD region

Oceania

7 [5–10]

6.9 [5.08–9.08]

13.27 [8.72–18.08]

6.46 [4.25–8.81]

-0.21 [-0.4 to -0.01]

Central Asia

39 [31–49]

4.18 [3.32–5.15]

25.85 [18.86–34.95]

2.63 [1.92–3.56]

-1.5 [-1.81 to -1.2]

Southeast Asia

583 [516–658]

9.85 [8.71–11.11]

197.55 [158.42-240.24]

3.66 [2.94–4.45]

-3.26 [-3.42 to -3.1]

East Asia

727 [609–848]

6.33 [5.31–7.39]

49.32 [39.62–60.87]

0.89 [0.72–1.1]

-6.33 [-6.83 to -5.82]

Eastern Europe

30 [25–36]

2.12 [1.74–2.51]

2.43 [1.79–3.16]

0.28 [0.21–0.37]

-6.92 [-7.34 to -6.5]

High-income Asia Pacific

4 [3–7]

0.47 [0.27–0.73]

0.52 [0.35–0.73]

0.09 [0.06–0.13]

-4.93 [-5.32 to -4.54]

Central Europe

27 [23–31]

3.3 [2.84–3.78]

2.14 [1.63–2.67]

0.42 [0.32–0.53]

-6.82 [-7.08 to -6.55]

Australasia

0 [0–1]

0.29 [0.04–0.69]

0.23 [0.03–0.54]

0.13 [0.02–0.31]

-1.91 [-2.22 to -1.59]

Western Europe

16 [14–20]

0.74 [0.61–0.88]

3.41 [2.38–4.68]

0.17 [0.12–0.24]

-4.54 [-4.59 to -4.49]

Southern Latin America

14 [8–21]

2.69 [1.49–4.06]

2.52 [1.06–4.08]

0.68 [0.28–1.1]

-4.61 [-4.91 to -4.31]

High-income North America

15 [12–18]

0.68 [0.54–0.82]

3.73 [2.58–4.96]

0.19 [0.13–0.25]

-3.85 [-4.07 to -3.64]

Caribbean

34 [26–43]

7.83 [6.06–9.98]

25.99 [17.93–34.6]

6.81 [4.7–9.07]

-0.22 [-0.39 to -0.04]

Andean Latin America

51 [40–64]

9.13 [7.09–11.36]

10.14 [6.45–15.25]

1.7 [1.08–2.56]

-5.24 [-5.57 to -4.91]

Central Latin America

139 [118–162]

5.8 [4.93–6.77]

25.35 [18.5-33.32]

1.35 [0.99–1.78]

-4.62 [-4.8 to -4.44]

Tropical Latin America

106 [89–122]

6.56 [5.51–7.57]

14.58 [10.39–19.17]

0.88 [0.63–1.16]

-6.36 [-6.68 to -6.03]

Western Sub-Saharan Africa

929 [842–1021]

21.72 [19.68–23.88]

1381.53 [1178.78-1602.59]

16.23 [13.84–18.82]

-0.8 [-0.88 to -0.72]

South Asia

3670 [3256–4085]

22.33 [19.82–24.86]

1929.89 [1575.49-2351.77]

12.75 [10.41–15.54]

-1.76 [-1.84 to -1.68]

Central Sub-Saharan Africa

189 [147–243]

15.36 [11.97–19.77]

201.91 [142.55-271.44]

9.45 [6.67–12.7]

-1.23 [-1.46 to -1]

Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

819 [725–910]

19.1 [16.9-21.22]

829.44 [651.08-1023.94]

12.65 [9.93–15.61]

-1.22 [-1.33 to -1.11]

Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

80 [66–95]

10.31 [8.44–12.3]

57.09 [43.53–74.68]

7.3 [5.57–9.56]

-1.07 [-1.18 to -0.96]

North Africa and Middle East

319 [266–372]

8.03 [6.71–9.37]

98.96 [77.03-124.32]

2.35 [1.83–2.95]

-3.75 [-4.11 to -3.38]

High SDI

64 [54–74]

1.06 [0.89–1.23]

11.16 [9.15–13.16]

0.23 [0.18–0.27]

-4.69 [-4.82 to -4.57]

High-middle SDI

375 [324–434]

4.27 [3.69–4.94]

40.53 [33.07–47.89]

0.72 [0.59–0.85]

-5.88 [-6.18 to -5.58]

Low SDI

2210 [2022–2408]

20.88 [19.1-22.74]

2474.43 [2041.43-2933.31]

14.33 [11.82–16.99]

-1.07 [-1.15 to -1]

Low-middle SDI

3593 [3201–3998]

19.38 [17.27–21.57]

1951.63 [1606.05-2363.73]

10.46 [8.61–12.67]

-1.99 [-2.08 to -1.89]

Middle SDI

1721 [1566–1897]

8.59 [7.82–9.47]

489.21 [410.46–578.3]

3.19 [2.68–3.78]

-3.19 [-3.37 to -3]