In new estimates released today WHO reports that in 2012 around 7
million people died - 1 in 8 of total global deaths – as a result of air
pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates
and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single
environmental health risk. The new data reveal a stronger link between
both indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure and cardiovascular
diseases, such as strokes and ischaemic heart disease, as well as
between air pollution and cancer.Source: WHO
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