State of Global Report 2019: Highlights

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The report is published by two US based institutes named Health Effects Institute (HEI) and Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).

There is a strong inverse relationship between a country’s level of social and economic development and PM2.5 exposures experienced by its population.
In year 2017, annual PM2.5 exposures were the highest in South Asia.
Countries with the lowest national PM2.5 exposure levels are:
1. Maldives
2. United States
3. Norway
4. Estonia
5. Iceland
6. Canada
7. Sweden
8. New Zealand
9. Brunei
10. Finland.
Ozone pollution is still a continuing challenge in more developed countries and is also increasing in less developed areas which poses new air quality concerns.
Air pollution has collectively reduced life expectancy by 1 year and 8 months on average worldwide.
In 2017, exposure to PM2.5 pollution was found to be the third leading risk factor globally for Type 2 diabetes.
Both India and China have the highest health burden from air pollution which are followed by Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Nigeria.

Air pollution is now the third highest cause of death among all health risks, ranking just above smoking, in India.
About 60% of India’s population was exposed to household pollution in 2017.
Entire Indian population has been living in areas with PM2.5 concentrations above the WHO Air Quality Guideline of 10 µg/m3.
Both India and China are accounted for more than 50% of global 5 million deaths due to air pollution.

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