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Some quotes for you: Among the 84 risk factors included in its comprehensive analysis, the GBD project reported that ambient air pollution from PM2.5 ranked 6t
by WhompingWindows 9y ago
Some quotes for you:
Among the 84 risk factors included in its comprehensive analysis, the GBD project reported that ambient air pollution from PM2.5
ranked 6th globally in its contribution to mortality in 2016, accounting for 4.1 million deaths. Household air pollution was ranked 8th globally, responsible for 2.6 million deaths. Air pollution from ambient PM2.5, ozone, and household burning of solid fuels combined was the 4th-highest global risk factor, accounting for 6.1 million deaths — 11% of the global total.
page 18, https://www.stateofglobalair.org/sites/default/files/soga-2018-report.pdf https://www.stateofglobalair.org/sites/default/files/soga-20...
- randyrand 9y agoI've always thought the "accounting for X" deaths metric was silly of things that kill you over time. Wish they reported life expectancy changes. Perhaps it has a negligible impact.