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In China and India, less than 1% of the population lives in areas meeting WHO guidelines

Global Burden of Air PollutionDeaths from air pollution in 2013

Source: 1. Forouzanfar MH, et al. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioral, environmental

and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet. 2015 Dec 5;386(10010):2287-323.

2. Brauer M, et al. Ambient air pollution exposure estimation for the Global Burden of Disease 2013. Environmental Science & Technology. 2016 Jan 5;50(1):79-88.

85%of the world’s

population lives in areas where WHO air quality guidelines are

exceeded

CHINA

Air pollution is the 4th highest-ranking risk factor for death

globally

#4

Air pollution was responsible for 5.5 million deaths in 201310% of all deaths were from air pollution in 2013 2.9 million deaths from ambient air pollution in 2013

Household air pollution

Caused by burning solid fuels for heating and cooking, including:

Caused by emissions from things like:

Ischemic heart disease

Stroke

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lower respiratory infections

Lung cancer

Ambient air pollution

Ambient air pollution

Household air pollution

Coal

Wood

Dung

Power generation

Transportation

Agriculture

Open burning

Household air pollution

910,000

deaths

810,000

deaths

720,000

780,000

820,000

450,000

130,000

1.1 million

930,000

170,000

390,000

330,000

INDIA

590,000

deaths

920,000

deaths

China

India

Other AsiaHigh-income countriesCentral/Eastern Europe and Central AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaMiddle East and North AfricaLatin America and the Caribbean

64%

Asia

36%

Elsewhere