Lancet Commission report estimates pollution responsible for 9 million premature deaths globally in 2015; 16% of deaths
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 21, 2017
Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world today, according to the newly released report detailing the adverse effects of pollution on global health by the The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths in 2015—16% of all deaths worldwide—three times more deaths than from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined and 15 times more than from all wars a
Let's personalize your content