The State of Global Air 2024 report has been release today.
Report is about the impact of common air pollutants including fine particulate matter, ozone, etc. from 1990–2021.
This report is produced in partnership with UNICEF and includes a focus on children’s health.
The proportion of the population experiencing high ozone exposures is increasing in many regions of the world. The Risk is higher in India.
With populations over 1 billion each, India (2.1 million deaths) and China (2 3 million deaths) together account for 54% of the total global disease burden.
In 2021, nearly 50% of all ozone-related COPD deaths were in India (237,000 deaths) followed by China (125,600 deaths) and Bangladesh (15,000 deaths).
The impacts in newborns, deaths from LRIs attributed to air pollution are the highest in countries like India.
The State of Global Air 2024 report has been release today.
In South Asia, India was having highest average ozone exposures in 2020.