Air pollution is now the 4th leading risk factor for death, resulting in 6.67 million global deaths in 2019. Numerous media reports have documented the severity of air pollution in India and China in terms of PM2.5 levels, but few news reports have compared the mortality rate as an adverse outcome of air pollution between the two countries.According to a recent study of … [Read more...] about Air Pollution Killing More People in India Than in China
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Top 10 Countries with The Highest and Lowest Mortality Rates Attributable to Air Pollution, 1990-2017
Air pollution is a major public health concern worldwide because of its adverse impact on health. It is now the 4th leading risk factor for premature death. It is reported that exposure to air pollution contributed to 6.67 million deaths in 2019 alone. Thus, it is important to know which countries have the highest and lowest morality rate attributable to air pollution.In a … [Read more...] about Top 10 Countries with The Highest and Lowest Mortality Rates Attributable to Air Pollution, 1990-2017
Top 10 Countries with The World’s Dirtiest and Cleanest Air, 1990-2017
Air pollution is a major public health concern worldwide. It is always important and interesting to know which countries have the dirtiest and cleanest air in the world, which may vary over different time periods. In a previous essay, top 10 countries with the world’s dirtiest air in 2019 was introduced. However, it remains interesting for me to know which countries have the … [Read more...] about Top 10 Countries with The World’s Dirtiest and Cleanest Air, 1990-2017
Air Pollution in G20 Countries in 2019
Air pollution is a global problem. It has been widely documented that 92% of the world’s population are living with unsafe levels of air pollution, and more than 7 million premature deaths annually are attributable to air pollution. Air pollution is mainly a result of economic activities. Although there are 195 countries in the world, the vast majority of economic activities on … [Read more...] about Air Pollution in G20 Countries in 2019
Air Pollution in Top 20 Most Populous Countries in 2019
According to World Health Organization, 92% of the world’s population are living with unsafe levels of air pollution, and more than 7 million premature deaths annually are linked to polluted air. It was estimated that the world’s population had reached 7.8 billion as of March 2020. However, over 70 percent of the world’s population live in the top 20 most populous countries. … [Read more...] about Air Pollution in Top 20 Most Populous Countries in 2019