Pollution Deaths

• Pollution kills 9 million people globally a year, new study finds

  A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55% since 2000.

  World

  May 17, 2022
  
• Pollution is deadlier than war, smoking and hunger combined: study

  One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015 — about nine million — could be attributed to disease from toxic exposure.

  Environment

  Oct 20, 2017
  
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• Study links millions of preterm births worldwide with high levels of air pollution

  Pollution is being linked to between 2.7 million preterm births globally, according to a new study out of the Stockholm Environment Institute.

  Science

  Feb 20, 2017
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• Air pollution affecting 1 in 7 children worldwide: UNICEF

  Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution and their growing bodies are most vulnerable to damage.

  Environment

  Oct 30, 2016