In China alone, some 114,000 people were killed by vehicle exhausts that year, but that still only accounted for just over 10 per cent of all deaths linked to air pollution there. The United States saw 22,000 deaths from transport pollution, of which 43 per cent were linked to diesels. India meanwhile recorded 74,000 premature deaths from vehicle exhausts, compared with 13,000 in Germany, 7,800 in Italy and 6,400 in France. Relatively speaking, however, the picture was worst in Germany with 17 premature deaths blamed on transport pollution per 100,000 residents — three times higher than the global average. Milan, Turin, Stuttgart, Kiev, Cologne, Berlin and London were among the deadliest cities in terms of transport pollution, the researchers noted.

Source: Pakistan Today February 27, 2019 10:07 UTC