“In 2019, 99% of the world’s population were living in places where the WHO air quality guidelines levels were not met.”
—World Health Organization (2022)
At the forefront of modern health statistics lies an alarming truth: the increasing annual rate of deaths attributed to air pollution.
The thick so-called fog that is air pollution not only pollutes planet Earth’s atmosphere, but also seeps into human bodies over time.
- World Health Organization (W.H.O.): World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 7 million premature deaths annually globally from both outdoor and indoor air pollution exposure.
- Global Burden of Disease (G.B.D.) Study: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) found that air pollution caused approximately 4.9 million deaths worldwide in 2019.
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.): The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) attributes tens of thousands of premature deaths annually to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) alone, emphasizing potential life-saving benefits of reducing PM2.5 pollution.
- European Environment Agency (E.E.A.): The European Environment Agency reports over 400,000 premature deaths annually across European…
