In 2023, it claimed 7.9 million lives, making it the second leading risk factor for mortality worldwide, ahead of tobacco and poor diet. Children, older people and those with existing health conditions carry the greatest risk, and the economic toll is estimated to be USD 8.1 trillion a year in healthcare costs, hospital visits and lost working days..
In 2023, it claimed 7.9 million lives, making it the second leading risk factor for mortality worldwide, ahead of tobacco and poor diet.
Children, older people and those with existing health conditions carry the greatest risk, and the economic toll is estimated to be USD 8.1 trillion a year in healthcare costs, hospital visits and lost...
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In 2023, it claimed 7.9 million lives, making it the second leading risk factor for mortality worldwide, ahead of tobacco and poor diet. Children, older people and those with existing health conditions carry the greatest risk, and the economic toll is estimated to be USD 8.1 trillion a year in healthcare costs, hospital visits and lost working days.. - Air pollution is a global health emergency.
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