Polluted air 'shortens lives by 20 months'

NEWS: Health damage caused by air pollution can reduce the life expectancy of children born today by an average of 20 months, according to a new research report.

Image of a cyclist wearing a mask amongst polluted air.

การได้รับมลภาวะทางอากาศเป็นระยะยาวทั้งภายในอาคารและภายนอกเป็นสาเหตุของการตายจำนวนห้าล้านรายในปี ค.ศ. 2017 Source: AAP

The life expectancy of a child born today could be reduced by an average of 20 months due to health damage caused by air pollution, researchers say.

The annual State of Global Air report said life expectancy for children can fall by more than 30 months in South Asian countries where air pollution levels are highest.

Published by US-based nonprofit research group Health Effects Institute, the report said air pollution is the fifth leading cause of death, killing more people each year than road accidents and malaria, the report said.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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