Pollution around the globe now contributes to an estimated 9 million deaths annually — or roughly one in six — according to an in-depth new study published Thursday in the Lancet. That means pollution kills three times more people each year than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
The two-year project relied on data from researchers in more than 130 countries documenting the causes of disease and premature deaths in recent decades.
"Going into this, my colleagues and I knew that pollution killed a lot of people. But we certainly did not have any idea of the total magnitude of the problem," said Philip Landrigan, dean of global health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and co-chair of the commission behind the report. "I think all of us were really surprised when we saw this."
| |  | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | | Environment Alert | Thu., Oct. 19, 2017 6:31 p.m. | | | | | | Pollution kills 9 million people each year, new study finds, causing 1 in 6 deaths | Pollution around the globe now contributes to an estimated 9 million deaths annually — or roughly one in six — according to an in-depth new study published Thursday in the Lancet. That means pollution kills three times more people each year than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. The two-year project relied on data from researchers in more than 130 countries documenting the causes of disease and premature deaths in recent decades. "Going into this, my colleagues and I knew that pollution killed a lot of people. But we certainly did not have any idea of the total magnitude of the problem," said Philip Landrigan, dean of global health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and co-chair of the commission behind the report. "I think all of us were really surprised when we saw this." | | Read more » | | | |
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