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7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution

7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution

Apr 01, 2014, at 05:29 am

Geneva, Mar 31 (IBNS) In new estimates released last week, WHO reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died - one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk. Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives.