Air pollution is everywhere. No matter where you live, you can't escape. Tiny pollutants in the air breakthrough our body's defense lines, penetrate our respiratory and circulatory systems and damage our lungs, heart, and brain.
Air pollution Facts
Nine out of ten people in the world breathe polluted air, and the annual death toll caused by air pollution reaches 7 million.
Air pollution accounts for up to a third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer and heart disease.
About 3 billion people around the world still use solid fuels (such as firewood, crop waste, charcoal, coal, and animal manure) and kerosene for cooking in open fires and inefficient stoves. Most of them are from poor families and live in low - and middle-income countries.
Nearly 4 million people die prematurely each year from indoor air pollution caused by cooking with solid fuels and kerosene. Women and children spend the longest time indoors and are most affected by indoor air pollution.
