The AQLI also stated that from 1998 to 2021, average annual particulate pollution increased by 49.9 per cent in Pakistan which reduced life expectancy by 1.5 years.
If the world were to permanently reduce fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) guideline, the average person would add 2.3 years onto their life expectancy, or a combined 17.8 billion life-years saved worldwide.
Chicago: Air pollution can shorten lives by almost 10 years in Delhi, the world’s most polluted city, says a report by a US research group. The Air Quality Life Index by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) notes that some 510 million people who live in northern India, nearly 40 per […]
