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WHO Says Air Pollution Led To 7 Million Deaths in 2012

March 26, 2014 by KRS Leave a Comment

7 million deaths caused by air pollution in 2012: WHO

WHO Findings:

  • 1 of every 8 deaths in 2012 occurred due to outdoor or indoor air pollution, from among the 7 million who died. This makes air pollution the single largest environmental health hazard.
  • This huge number can be attributed to better monitoring mechanisms & better understanding of how air pollution causes cardiovascular diseases & cancer.
  • The deaths from outdoor air pollution (3.7 million) show an increase as rural data has also been included this time (excluded in 2008).
  • Among them, 80% deaths were caused by strokes & heart diseases, 11% by lung diseases & 6% due to cancer.
  • LMI (Low & Middle Income) countries, which account for 82% of world’s population, account for 88%of these deaths.

Exams Perspective:

  1. WHO
  2. Air Pollution
  3. LMI (Low & Middle Income) countries

 

Filed Under: Current Affairs, National Tagged With: Air Pollution, LMI (Low & Middle Income) countries, who

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