Air Pollution Deaths

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  "Choking Death Trap": Historian William Dalrymple As Delhi's AQI Nears 500

  Amid the severe air pollution crisis in Delhi, Scottish historian William Dalrymple highlighted the severity of the situation, saying that he has never seen anything like this in 40 years of living in the national capital.

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  Study Finds Air Pollution Top Risk Factor For Brain Stroke

  The study showed that coupled with air pollution, high temperatures as well as metabolic disorders, fuelled a significant rise in global cases and deaths due to stroke in the last three decades.

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  What Centre Said On Direct Correlation Of Deaths Due To Air Pollution

  There is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

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  PM2.5 Pollution Exposure Killed 33,000 Indians Annually, Most In Delhi

  Short-term air pollution exposure claimed 33,000 lives annually in 10 cities in India and Delhi tops the list with 12,000 deaths every year, according to a study published on Thursday in The Lancet Planetary Health.

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  Air Pollution Drives 7% Of Deaths In Big Indian Cities: Study

  More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday, leading researchers to call for action to save tens of thousands of lives a year.

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  Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution Kills 33,000 Indians Annually: Report

  Nearly 33,000 deaths in 10 cities in India every year can be attributed to air pollution levels that are below India's national clean air threshold. The report has been published in Lancet Planetary Health.

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  Air Pollution Linked To Nearly 2,000 Child Deaths A Day: Report

  Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday.

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  Air Pollution Causes Nearly 2,000 Child Deaths Daily: Report

  Nearly 2,000 children under five years old die every day due to air pollution, a new report has revealed. That also makes air pollution the second leading cause of death in this age group worldwide after malnutrition.

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  1 Of 4 Air Pollution Deaths In 2021 Happened In India - Total Count 2.1 Million

  Air pollution contributed to 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021, with India and China recording 2.1 million and 2.3 million fatalities, respectively, according to a report released on Wednesday.

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  Air Pollution, Wildfires Linked To 135 Million Premature Deaths: Study

  Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, a Singapore university said Monday.

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  Research Uncovers Wide Range Of Health Risks From Air Pollution

  Air pollution, world's top environmental health risk, causes diseases, loss of healthy years, and preventable deaths.

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  Air Pollution Accounts For Over 2 Million Deaths Annually In India: Study

  Outdoor air pollution from all sources accounts for 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to a modelling study published in The BMJ.

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  Nearly 4,00,000 In Europe Died Due To Air Pollution In 2021: Report

  Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 were related to three main air pollutants and some could have been avoided if pollutants had been reduced to World Health Organisation-recommended levels, an EU report said on Friday.

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  Bengaluru Cardiologist Explains How Air Pollution Increases Risk Of Death Due To Heart Attacks

  The cardiologist wrote that air pollution is an important and under-recognised risk factor for cardiovascular events.

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  Exposure To Air Pollution Linked To Increased Stroke Risk Within 5 Days: Study

  Higher levels of air pollution were also linked to a higher risk of death from stroke, according to the researchers.