Air pollution causes more deaths than smoking

Worldwide die each year, with 8.8 million people to a premature death as a result of the inhalation of polluted air. Air pollution is more deadly than smoking, concluded researchers from the German Max Planck society. Smoking causes each year of 7.2 million people.

in Addition to respiratory diseases is particulate matter, also a reinforcing factor in the development of heart disease. Instead of the total number of deaths may be, the overall health effects of indoor air pollution can also be defined as a reduction in the quality of life.

on Average, people live 2.9 years less due to the high concentration of toxins from exhaust fumes and industrial pollution. Smoking reduces average life expectancy by 2.2 years, the German researchers, published in the journal Cardiovascular Research.

“An average man to live 2.9 years less due to the high concentration of toxins from exhaust fumes and industrial pollution. Smoking reduces average life expectancy by 2.2 years on”

They are in comparison to their education in a variety of health risks for the population of the world. The air pollution was more harmful than smoking, but it is also much more harmful than a variety of deadly infectious diseases. Thus, decreases of aids, with one million deaths each year, with the average life expectancy of 0.7 years. Malaria costs each year 600,000 lives, and allows for a reduction of 0.6 years of life expectancy.

the Figures for average life expectancy, you can easily in a wrong way, because it's going to be people all over the world, while the risks to individual can vary widely. For example, only a small portion of the people smoke. For people who smoke, that gives a much greater reduction in life expectancy.

“Last year, the health organization, the WHO, all that air pollution, more deaths caused than severe malnutrition.”

Still, the impact of air pollution is not evenly distributed across the population. In addition, the study showed that people in the East and South-east Asia, a lot more damage to our health go up because of the air pollution, there is more extreme it is. The average mortality rate in countries such as China and India, more than three times as high as in Europe. Australia enjoys the lowest mortality rate due to air pollution.

Last year, the health organization, the WHO, all that air pollution, more deaths caused than severe malnutrition. The netherlands has for the European standards) highly polluted air. Are estimated to die from it here every year twelve thousand people to an early death due to the inhalation of particulate matter and other pollutants in the air.

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