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According to the report of 'IQAIR', India ranks third among the 10 most polluted countries in the world. The report states that the air of 83 Indian cities is worse than the World Health Organization's air quality guidelines. Now another report has increased the concern of Indians. According to the State of Global Air Report released on Wednesday, about 1.6 lakh children under the age of 5 died in 2021 due to air pollution-related diseases.
According to the report, more than 8 million people died due to air pollution worldwide in 2021. This includes 2.1 million deaths in India and 2.3 million in China. According to estimates based on the Global Burden of Disease, the air pollution-related mortality rate among children under 5 years of age in South Asia is 164 per 100,000, while the world average is 108 per 100,000.
India has the highest number of child deaths
Air pollution has affected Indian children the most in 2021. Child deaths in 2021 include 169,400 in India, 114,100 in Nigeria, 31,100 in Pakistan, Ethiopia and 19,100 in Bangladesh.
Children are affected the most
The report says that the greatest impact of air pollution is being seen on children. Children are very sensitive to diseases caused by air pollution and the damage caused by air pollution can begin in the womb itself. The impact on health can last a lifetime.
Symptoms of diseases caused by air pollution seen in children
Pollution-related health effects seen in children can include premature birth, low birth weight, asthma, and lung diseases. Exposure to air pollution caused the deaths of more than 2,60,600 children under the age of 5 in 2021, making it the second leading cause of death for this age group in South Asia after malnutrition.