Air pollution reduces life expectancy by 9 years among Indians, according to recent study. A study by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago confirms how long a person can live if they breathe clean air. It shows how the high levels of air pollution in India have spread geographically over time.
Air pollution is an invisible killer. Air pollution is invisible, but researchers say it’s a killer. More people die from inhaling toxic air than from serious illnesses, including malaria, AIDS, war and smoking.
29% of people die of lung cancer 24% of people die of stroke 25% of people die of heart disease 43% of people die of lung infections.
A December 2018 study conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research found that by breathing only polluted air, the life expectancy of Indians is reduced by 1.7 years on average. According to ICMR research, outdoor air pollution in India caused 6,70,000 deaths in 2017 and another 4,80,000 deaths from indoor air pollution.
According to the Air Quality of Life Index compiled by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, air pollution in the North was nearly three times higher and more dangerous than in other regions of the country from 1998 to 2016..
In 2016, air pollution increased by approximately 72%. As a result, people living in the region experience a reduction in life expectancy from 3.4 to 7.1 years. The study indicated that if India properly implemented the national air purification program and reduced air pollution by around 25%, the life expectancy of Indians could be extended by 1.3 years.
Indians breathe the most toxic air in the world. According to a study carried out in March 2019 by Greenpeace, India is home to 15 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world.
According to the World Health Organization, about 91% of premature deaths related to air pollution occur in low- and middle-income countries. Countries can reduce the burden of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and respiratory disease by ensuring clean air, he said.
Climate change in India, the country ranked 4th in carbon dioxide emissions, changes due to drought, global warming and unpredictable rainfall in the Ganges Delta, home to 60 citizen. New scientific findings show that air pollution not only causes death, but also affects fertility and childbirth. Environmental pollution caused by air pollution is the biggest human health problem. According to a 2019 report by the Center for Science and Environment, air pollution and other pollutants are the third leading cause of death in India, which aims to control air pollution and protect people. from stroke, heart disease and lung cancer. Respiratory diseases caused by air pollution account for 49% of deaths. This is followed by lung cancer with 33%, diabetes and heart disease with 22%, and stroke with 15%. The northern states of Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are known as the IndusGangetic Plains. About 40% of India’s population, or 48 million people, live in this region. This report highlights the situation in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in particular, where the average person is now losing an additional 2.5 to 2.9 years of life expectancy. To arrive at the life expectancy figures, the researchers compared the health of people exposed to different levels of long-term air pollution and applied their results to different parts of India and other places. If air pollution continues in 2019, people living in northern India could lose more than nine years of their lives, according to the report. Air pollution has a major impact on reducing the life expectancy of the elderly. Globally, 75% of air pollution deaths occur in people over the age of 60. It is reported that the life expectancy of 40% of Indians has decreased by 9 years.
Praising India’s National Air Cleanup Program (NCAP) launched in 2019 to control hazardous air pollution, the report states that “meeting and sustaining NCAP targets” would increase the overall life expectancy of people across the country of 1.7 years and the life expectancy of Delhi residents of 3.1 years.
