Air pollution caused 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, new study finds
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8 October 2021Air pollution caused 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, new study finds
Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, with household air pollution—driven largely by indoor cookstoves— accounting for 700,000 fatalities, while increased outdoor air pollution claimed 400,000 lives, a team of researchers led by Boston College and the UN Environment Programme report in the latest edition of the journal The Lancet Planetary Health.
