Air Pollution Linked to 2,000 Child Deaths per Day Globally

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By Paige BennettJun 19, 2024, 1:46 pm194 pts
The State of Global Air Report 2024 has revealed that an average of around 2,000 children, aged 5 and younger, are dying every day from poor air quality. The study, by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) in partnership with UNICEF, linked 8.1 million deaths of people of all ages in 2021 to air pollution. The…

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