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50,000 deaths a year in the UK attributed to pollution
20th October 2017
The scale of annual deaths around the world attributed to air, water and other forms of pollution is staggering. The majority are concentrated in low to middle income countries but in the UK around 1,000 deaths per week are linked to the externalities of pollution.
Air pollution alone is estimated to shave six months off the average life expectancy of someone living in the UK.
Pollution is 'linked to one in six premature deaths' around the world - is there a solution? pic.twitter.com/Ss8ioXojTE
— BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) October 20, 2017
One in six global deaths caused by pollution in 2015 - with 8.39% of UK deaths linked to pollution, study finds https://t.co/ln5MUymT0s pic.twitter.com/LzfPqnflPL
— ITV News (@itvnews) October 20, 2017
In 2015, #pollution was responsible for 3 times as many deaths as AIDS, TB, + malaria combined #pollutioncommission https://t.co/xO3MBM9j97 pic.twitter.com/aGvCLyhn5v
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 20, 2017
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