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Every day, around 2,000 children under the age of five die from air pollution – due to poor sanitation and lack of clean water, making it the second biggest health risk factor for young people worldwide. according to "The Guardian".
"More than 8 million deaths, of children and adults, were caused by air pollution in 2021," according to a study by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), as outdoor and indoor pollution continue to have an impact on increase in people's health.
Air pollution is the second biggest killer globally, surpassing tobacco use and second only to high blood pressure – as a risk factor for death in the general population.
Among children under the age of five, air pollution is second only to malnutrition as a risk factor in mortality.
The State of Global Air 2024 report, published in June and produced this year in partnership with Unicef, also shows that children in poor countries are suffering some of the worst impacts, with death rates linked to air pollution. among children under five, 100 times higher in most of Africa than in high-income countries.
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