Nearly 2K kids die every day due to air pollution

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 20, 2024 12:25 am

PARIS — Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second-biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said on Wednesday.

Exposure to air pollution contributed to the deaths of 8.1 million people — about 12 percent of all fatalities — in 2021, said the report from the US-based Health Effects Institute.

UNPLEASANT AIR Residential and high-rise buildings are shrouded in smog as the sun rises over Thailand's capital Bangkok on Jan. 27, 2023. AFP FILE PHOTO

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