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Deaths from pneumonia in elderly people by risk factor , World, 2017

Shown is the number of deaths of people 70 years and older from pneumonia and other lower respiratory diseases by
risk factor that was estimated to be responsible for these deaths.

050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000Particulate matter pollution306,975Smoking152,338Secondhand smoke73,069No access to handwashing facility52,482
OurWorldInData.org/pneumonia •

Source: GBD, IHME (2018)

Note: Risk factors can interact and overlap for a given cause of death; therefore the sum of deaths attributed to risk factors will exceed the total number of deaths from pneumonia.

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