Top 10 Country having higher Share of Deaths due to Air Pollution 1990 to 2017
Description
Air pollution is one of the world’s largest health and environmental problems. It develops in two contexts: indoor (household) air pollution and outdoor air pollution.
Summary
Air pollution is one of the world’s leading risk factors for death, attributed to 5 million deaths each year.
Air pollution is attributed to 9% of deaths globally.
It is also one of the leading risk factors for disease burden.
Death rates from air pollution are highest in low-to-middle income countries, with more than 100-fold differences in rates across the world.
Globally, death rates from air pollution have been falling. This has mainly been the result of progress on tackling indoor pollution.
Leading Countries in 2017 are as follow:
North Korea
Nepal
Bangladesh
Solomon Islands
India
SOurce : ourworldindata.org
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