Manya Rathore
Research expert covering India
Air pollution worldwide - statistics & facts
Linked to a multitude of adverse health effects and responsible for millions of premature deaths each year, air pollution is a major global threat. Now a bigger killer than smoking, air pollution is the second-largest risk factor for deaths worldwide. With most people on earth still exposed to unhealthy air quality and the number of air pollution-related deaths rising by more than 10 percent since 1990, many more lives are likely to be cut short unless urgent action is taken.
