- According to the new report, “2019 Pollution and Health Metrics: Global, Regional and Country Analysis”released by Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), India leads the world with about 3 million (23,26,771 deaths) in 2017 in terms of premature deaths due to pollution.India is followed by China (18,65,566 deaths) & Nigeria (2,79,318 deaths). The United States (US), the world’s third most populous country with 325 million people, stood at 7th position (1,96,930 deaths).
- Pollution death per 1 lakh population:In terms of total untimely deaths per 1 lakh population due to pollution, Chad ranks 1st with 287 deaths, followed by Central African Republic (251) & North Korea (202) .while India ranks 10th in this list with (174).
About Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP): It is the 1st international alliance formed in 2012 by the World Bank (WB), the European Commission, UN(United Nations) Environment, the Ministries of Environment and Health of more than 25 low- and middle-income countries, and the nonprofit Pure Earth and other agencies to address pollution and health at scale.
