An international team of researchers was able to draw an accurate map of the whole world through which air pollution rates can be calculated by particulate matter, and through it they calculated the global death burden in 2017, which exceeded the 3 million mark due to air pollution, including one million deaths due to air pollution. Fossil fuel use.
This research team comprehensively examined more than 20 sources of air pollution, and 6 health effects it causes, and this study was conducted in 200 countries around the world. Read also Scientists discover that cyanobacteria that pollute water release a deadly toxin into the air What is the secret behind the increase in ground ozone gas with the beginning of the comprehensive closure? The Cairo crisis… Will technology succeed in facing the chaos of traffic? 8 important tips to improve the air quality in your home
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According to the study , published by this team in the journal Nature Communications, the most specific environmental risk factor for disease that can lead to death is PN2.5 (PM2.5).
The size of the dusty particle in this category is 2.5 micrometers, and a micrometer is equal to one millionth of a meter, and particles of this size can penetrate the lung and cause damage to it.
According to the World Health Organization, the safe percentage of airborne particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers is about 10 micrograms per square meter (annual average).
In the attached infographic, based on this study, you can determine the amount of these particles in your country, and you can also identify the nine countries with the highest deaths.
The number of deaths
You can also find out the ranking of the 20 countries with the highest number of deaths due to air pollution with these particles from this design (bearing in mind that population numbers may be the reason that some countries are at the top of this list, not necessarily the percentage of pollution):
