Of all the deaths caused by lung cancer (deadliest of all cancers), 19 per cent are due to air pollution and 40 per cent of COPD deaths are because of air pollution. Ninety-two per cent of the global population lives in places where air pollution levels are above the WHO guideline for healthy air. Of all the deaths caused by lung cancer (deadliest of all cancers), 19 per cent are due to air pollution and 40 per cent of COPD deaths are because of air pollution. Air pollution warrants much more urgency to save lives and help people breathe life, and not inhale deadly disease-causing polluted air. However, industrial and vehicular pollution contributes to air pollution in the metropolis in a big way.

Source: Indian Express January 01, 2021 15:33 UTC