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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India tops in under-5 deaths due to toxic air, 60,000 killed in 2016: WHO -Sushmi Dey

India tops in under-5 deaths due to toxic air, 60,000 killed in 2016: WHO -Sushmi Dey

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published Published on Oct 30, 2018   modified Modified on Oct 31, 2018
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: India's toxic air has been linked to the premature deaths of close to 1,10,000 children in 2016, with the country witnessing highest number of deaths of children under five years of age attributed to their exposure to ambient air pollution of particulate matter (PM) 2.5, said a World Health Organisation (WHO) report released on the eve of the first-ever conference on air pollution and health.

As many as 60,987 children of under five years of age in India died because of their exposure to PM 2.5, followed by Nigeria with 47,674 deaths, Pakistan with 21,136 deaths and Democratic Republic of Congo with 12,890 deaths.

In India, the death rate for this age bracket is 50.8 per 1,00,000 children with more girls under the age of five dying than boys due to pollution. About 32,889 girls died, compared to 28,097 boys in 2016, according to the report.

Between five and 14 years, India saw the deaths of 4,360 children attributed to ambient air pollution in 2016.

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The Times of India, 30 October, 2018, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-tops-in-under-5-deaths-due-to-toxic-air-60000-killed-in-2016-who/articleshow/66422048.cms


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