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    In 2019, 9 million people died due to pollution worldwide, highest in India and China – report revealed

    EditorialBy EditorialMay 18, 2022Updated:May 18, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Most deaths due to pollution in India and China

    According to the report, 66.7 lakh people died due to air pollution alone globally. 17 lakh people lost their lives due to the use of dangerous chemicals. In the year 2019, 16.7 lakh people died in India due to air pollution alone.

    pollution (Pollution) Due to this, in the year 2019, about 9 million people died prematurely worldwide. This has been revealed in a new global report published on Wednesday. Experts have expressed concern over the number of deaths and their magnitude due to inhalation of this toxic air. Since 2000, the death toll due to polluted air from cars, trucks and industries has increased by 55%. India and China, the world’s most populous countries, have the highest number of pollution deaths, with about 2.4 million and 2.2 million deaths annually.

    India’s figures are intimidating

    Most of the 16.7 lakh deaths related to air pollution in India – 9.8 lakh were due to PM2.5 pollution. Another 6.1 lakh were caused by household air pollution. Although deaths from pollution sources associated with extreme poverty (such as indoor air pollution and water pollution) have decreased, these reductions have been offset by deaths from industrial pollution (such as ambient air pollution and chemical pollution) .

    66.7 lakh deaths due to air pollution

    According to the report, 66.7 lakh people died due to air pollution alone globally. 17 lakh people lost their lives due to the use of dangerous chemicals. In the year 2019, 16.7 lakh people died in India due to air pollution alone. That is, if calculated, it accounts for 17.8% of all deaths in the country that year. The deaths are the same as in 2015. The United States is the only fully industrialized country among the top 10 countries for total pollution deaths, according to a new report in The Lancet Planetary Health Journal. In 2019, it is ranked 7th on pollution with 142,883 deaths, sandwiched between Bangladesh and Ethiopia.

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