Polluted air affects 92% of global population, says WHO
Source: BBC
Polluted air affects 92% of global population, says WHO
27 September 2016 Health
Nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe polluted air, even outdoors, the World Health Organisation said.
Some 92% of the population live in places where air pollution exceeds WHO limits, which can contribute to lung cancer, heart disease, and strokes.
The south-east Asia and western Pacific regions account for nearly two out of every three such deaths, it said, with poorer countries "getting worse".
Around three million deaths every year are linked to outdoor air pollution.
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[font size=1]A map of global concentrations of air pollutants, which the WHO says is the most detailed study it has ever released[/font]
