Who dies from air pollution?
Household air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO)
Household air pollution was responsible for an estimated 3.2 million deaths per year in 2020, including over 237 000 deaths of children under ...
Who dies from air pollution? - Every Breath Counts
Sixty per cent of the estimated 6.7 million air pollution-related deaths that occurred in 2019 were among children under 15 years and adults over 70 years.
Deaths from air pollution are high, but the data contains hope
But they do agree that it's tragically high – in the order of millions. The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution kills 7 ...
Air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021 ...
Air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021, becoming the second leading risk factor for death, including for children under five years.
Air pollution deaths attributable to fossil fuels - The BMJ
An estimated 5.13 million (3.63 to 6.32) excess deaths per year globally are attributable to ambient air pollution from fossil fuel use and ...
Air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO)
The combined effects of ambient air pollution and household air pollution is associated with 7 million premature deaths annually. Sources of air pollution are ...
Health Impacts | Air Quality - NASA
Exposure to outdoor air pollution is responsible for an estimated 4 million premature deaths annually with about another 3-4 million resulting from exposure to ...
Almost 2000 children die every day from air pollution, report finds
Almost 2,000 children die every day from air pollution, report finds ... Nearly 2,000 children under five are dying every day from air pollution, ...
Data review: how many people die from air pollution?
The two most widely-cited estimates attribute around 7 million deaths per year to air pollution. But the published estimates span a wide range.
Air pollution a cause of UK girl's death, coroner rules - CNN
A 9-year-old girl who died after an asthma attack is thought to be the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of ...
Fossil fuel air pollution responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide
More than 8 million people died in 2018 from fossil fuel pollution, significantly higher than previous research suggested.
1 in 8 deaths now attributed to air pollution globally - Clean Air Fund
8.1 million deaths in 2021 were attributed to air pollution, according to the latest State of Global Air report. Poor air quality has become ...
Ella's law would be fitting legacy after London air pollution death ...
Ella's fame is tragic: she died, aged nine, after an acute asthma attack in south London on 15 February 2013. She had had more than 25 emergency ...
Air pollution - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Key findings · Air pollution is the 2nd leading risk factor for death. · South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are most affected by air ...
Ella Kissi-Debrah death: Mum continues clean air fight 10 years on
Ella Kissi-Debrah death: Mum continues clean air fight 10 years on ... A London mother who is campaigning against air pollution 10 years on from ...
Silent killer: How deadly is air pollution? | Health - Al Jazeera
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that air pollution is responsible for more than seven million premature deaths every year around ...
Report: Air Pollution Now No. 2 Killer of Children Under 5
A comprehensive new report details the health impacts of air pollution, which accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021 — including 700,000 children ...
Air pollution linked to risk of premature death
Researchers knew the link between long-term exposure to air pollution and premature death, but short-term exposure may be dangerous, too.
Coroner calls for law change after Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah's death
Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham, south-east London, died in 2013. An inquest had found air pollution ...
Pollution and health: a progress update - The Lancet Planetary Health
Despite declines in deaths from household air and water pollution, pollution still causes more than 9 million deaths each year globally. This ...