People living in New Delhi, the capital of India, lose an average of 10 years of life due to increasing air pollution. Air quality continues to deteriorate in South Asia, according to a report by US scientists from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC). The report was published on: area scientific institution.
South Asia is home to some of the most polluted countries in the world – Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. The research says polluted air reduces life expectancy in the region by more than five years.
According to the report, pollution levels in South Asia have increased by 50 percent in the last 20 years due to rapid industrialization and population growth.
According to EPIC, polluted air also poses a serious threat to Africa’s health; The Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and the Republic of Congo are among the 10 most polluted countries in the world. Due to poor ecology, residents of these states lose their lives for up to five years; This is comparable to the impact of HIV and malaria cases in the region.
In the report, it is stated that reducing the global level of microdust air pollution to the values recommended by the World Health Organization could increase the average life expectancy in the world by 2.3 years or provide an additional 17.8 billion years for all humanity. your existence.
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