New air quality data from China don’t support EPA claim that PM2.5 kills

China seems to have made substantial progress in cutting PM2.5 levels in Beijing. Has this made a difference in Beijing mortality rates? EPA PM2.5 ‘science’ says it should. We report. You decide.

Here is the air quality data from the Chinese government. (Web | PDF)

Here is the mortality data from Statista.

I don’t see the decline in mortality. It’s a crude look for sure, but the claimed improvement in Beijing air quality is dramatic, everyone in Beijing breathes the same air but mortality has increased substantially.