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92 per cent of global population breathing polluted air, WHO says
According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 92 per cent people across the world breath polluted air, living in surroundings where air pollution exceeds WHO limits.
It noted, south-east Asia and wester Pacific regions to be of particular concern, which account for nearly two out of every three such deaths.
The WHO study claimed around three million deaths every year were linked to outdoor pollution.
The WHO’s air quality model used in the data measures the smallest particles, less than 2.5 micrometres across - which can enter the bloodstream and reach the brain.
It found that Turkmenistan had the highest death rate connected to outdoor air pollution, followed by Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Egypt.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Dr Carlos Dora from the WHO, said: “Rich countries are getting much better in improving the quality of the air. Poorer countries are getting worse. That is the overall trend."
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