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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
More data here from the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution
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Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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