How polluted is YOUR country? Interactive map reveals the worst places for toxic air that kills six million worldwide every year
- A staggering 90 per cent of globally are breathing poor quality air
- Pollution is blamed for more than six million deaths a year, new stats show
- The problem is worst in cities, but rural air is worse than many think
- Data 'is enough to make all of us extremely concerned,' experts have said
Nine out of ten people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.In a staggering report, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for killing more than 16,000 Brits and six million people worldwide, every year.New data in a report from the UN's global health body 'is enough to make all of us extremely concerned,' Maria Neira, the head of the WHO's department of public health and environment, told reporters.
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