Fossil fuel pollution causes one in five premature deaths globally:

Fossil fuel pollution causes one in five premature deaths globally researchers estimated on Tuesday. That fossil fuel emissions caused more than eight million premature deaths in 2018. Accounting for nearly 20 per cent of adult mortality worldwide. They stated in the journal Environmental Science half of the grim tally was split between China and India with another million deaths spread evenly. Between Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States.

For a quarter or more of the mortality in half a dozen nations. The toxic cocktail of tiny particles cast off by burning oil, gas, and particularly coal was responsible. In the context of CO2 and climate change. We often discuss the dangers of fossil fuel combustion and overlook the potential health impacts, said co-author Joel Schwartz. Professor of environmental epidemiology the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in a statement. A strong additional motivation for policymakers to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the global transition from brown to green energy should be the opportunity to prevent millions of premature deaths, he said.

Air Pollution kills 19 times more individuals per year than Malaria:

Air pollution worldwide shortens lives by an average of more than two years as previous research has shown. Moreover, the average lifespan shortens by 4.1 years in China for 3.9 years in India, and 3.8 years in Pakistan which is the worst-hit. Life expectancy is decreased by twice as much in some parts of these nations. Recent studies have found that previous estimates of the impacts of air pollution based on exposure to indoor second-hand smoke seriously underestimate the threat. So researchers have developed a new model of risk assessment.

Air pollution kills 19 times more individuals per year than malaria, nine times more than HIV/AIDS and three times more than tobacco. Relative to other causes of premature death. Nearly half of these deaths caused by coronary heart disease and stroke, with lung disorders and other non-communicable diseases. Such as diabetes and high blood pressure making up much of the remainder.