3 million people die prematurely each year due to global air pollution

Air pollution causes more than 3 million people to die prematurely each year, threatening almost all major city residents in developing countries.

80% of cities in the world do not meet the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for air quality, which are mainly concentrated in poor countries, Fox News reported. Combining data from 3,000 cities, towns and villages of 103 countries from 2008 to 2013, WHO declared global urban air pollution levels increased by 8% despite improvements in some areas. . This leads to the risk of stroke, cardiovascular disease, lung cancer and a variety of respiratory problems.

Haze in Mexico City.(Photo: Reuters).

In the new report, the city of Zabol (Iran) is considered the world's heaviest air pollution. India has made certain progress as the top-ranked New Delhi has dropped to 11th. From 2013 to 2015, Indian officials banned old cars from entering the city, closing old coal-fired power plants and heavy punishment for burning garbage, causing pollution.

According to Anumita Roychowdhury from the New Delhi Center for Science and Environment, the success of the Indians is evidence that the results will come if you take action. However, the people of this Asian nation in general are still troubled by four other Indian cities , Gwalior, Allahabad, Patna and Raipur, which surpassed New Delhi, located at number 2, 3, 6, 7 in The world's most polluted list.

In Europe, Tuzla city air (Bosnia) is the worst despite the low degree of distance from India, Pakistan and China. The most polluted place in America is Visalia-Porterville, but ranked 1,080, far from developing countries. Other famous landmarks such as Paris are located at 1,116, London ranked 1,389 and the New York area - Northern New Jersey - Long Island accounted for 2.369.

"Air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate, devastating human health , " said Dr. Maria Neira, director of the WHO's Environmental and Public Health Program. "People's awareness is also increasing and many cities are monitoring their air quality. When the air is cleaner, global respiratory and cardiovascular diseases will decrease."