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Ambient (outdoor) air pollution in both cities and rural areas was estimated to cause 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide per year in 2019; this mortality is due to exposure to fine particulate matter, which causes cardiovascular and respiratory disease, and cancers. WHO estimates that in 2019, some 37% of outdoor air pollution-related ...
4 de feb. de 2019 · Air pollution has been linked to higher rates of cancer, heart disease, stroke, and respiratory diseases such as asthma. In the U.S. nearly 134 million people—over 40 percent of the population ...
For example, hazardous concentrations of air pollution impact more than 90 percent of the population in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. There are many sources of air pollution, ...
7 de sept. de 2021 · All of the critical data you need to know on air pollution from pm2.5 by country, policy-level action, health impact and more. Breadcrumbs. Home; ... Percent of deaths from each disease attributable to fine particle outdoor air pollution in 2019. 21 % Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 17 %
12 de sept. de 2019 · The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Air Quality Guideline states that long-term exposure for those living above an annual average PM2.5 concentration of 10 μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter) are at higher risk of cardiopulmonary and lung cancer mortality. Based on this criterion, in 2017, more than 90 percent of the world population was ...
It is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. In 2020 it had an estimated population of slightly more than 100 million people. In 2019, Egypt was experiencing “Moderate” air quality with a US AQI reading of 63.
Indoor air pollution is a risk factor for several of the world's leading causes of death, including heart disease, pneumonia, stroke, diabetes, and lung cancer.3 In the chart, we see that it is one of the leading risk factors for death globally. The health impact of indoor air pollution is especially high in low-income countries.
