Deaths From Air Pollution Worldwide [Infographic]

95 percent of the planet's population is breathing unhealthy air, according to the annual State of the Global Air Report published on Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute (HEI). Long-term exposure to air pollution contributed to just over 6 million deaths in 2016 with strokes, lung disease, lung cancer and heart attacks linked to many of them. After smoking, high blood pressure and poor diet, air pollution is the fourth-highest cause of death worldwide with most deaths occurring in developing countries.

Infographic by: mailchi.mp/statista