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Half of global deaths in China, India due to air pollution: Study

April 22, 2018 00:00:00


China and India together were responsible for over half of the total global deaths attributable to air pollution, a new study has said, according to TIS.

The study also finds that increasing exposure and a growing and aging population have meant that India now rivals China for among the highest air pollution health burdens in the world, with both countries facing some 1.1 million early deaths from outdoor air pollution in 2016.

China has made initial progress, beginning to achieve air pollution declines; in contrast, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India have experienced the steepest increases in air pollution levels since 2010.

Seven billion people, more than 95 per cent of the world's population, live in areas of unhealthy air.

Air pollution is the leading environmental cause of death worldwide, according to the State of Global Air 2018, the annual report and interactive website published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI).


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