According to a report, After 10 years, Delhi will record the world’s largest number of premature deaths due to air pollution in the world. Kolkata will be the second such city. Third one will be Mumbai. Nearly 32,000 people in Delhi will die solely due to inhaling polluted air. Together, these three Indian cities topped the list of premature deaths due to harmful particles like PM2.5 and O3 in the air. Pakistan recorded the third highest number followed by Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Russia.
In 2010, 75% of the premature mortality by air pollution occurred in Asia – with 1.4 million people/year in China and 650,000 people dying every year in India.
Air Pollution - Facts
- Almost a third of San Francisco’sair pollution comes from China.
- In 2013, a report by Global Burden of Disease (GBD) said that outdoor air pollution was the 5th largest killer in India.
- Air pollution causes lung cancerand is also linked to an increased risk for bladder cancer.
- Nearly one lakh premature deaths happen annually due to air pollution in India.
- the world’s most polluted city is New Delhi, India.
- The air that school children in Delhi breathe is four times more toxic than the required safety limit.
- Breathing the air inMumbai, India, for just one day is equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes
- Breathing the air of Beijinghas the same health risks as smoking 21 cigarettes a day.
- 1 in every 8 deaths on earth are linked to air pollution
- The Great Wall of China is not visible from space, but China’s air pollution is.
- During London’s “Great Smog” of 1952, between 4,000 and 12,000 people died in a few days due to air pollution.
- Air pollution in China increasessnowfall in California.
- The five worst cities in the U.S. for air pollutionare all in California.
- 40% of Americans are breathingunhealthy air.
