Air Pollution Kills 1 Million Children Each Year
LEARN HOW POLLUTED AIR
AFFECTS CHILDREN'S HEALTH
Over 90% of children breathe toxic air
Depending on where you live, it may not seem like air pollution is a critical issue. Sadly, that is not the case for over 1.8 billion children under the age of 15 who breathe such toxic air that it puts their health at risk. According to the World Health Organization’s State of Global Air Report, over half a million babies and another half a million children die due to air pollutants. Air pollution is a serious problem that impacts families around the world.
And its not
just "over there"
It might be easy to imagine that the children who suffer most are the ones who live in Third-World or developing countries. While there’s no question that areas without any regulations may see higher air pollution levels on the air quality index, this problem isn’t just contained somewhere else.
Consider Ella Kissi-Debrah, a nine-year-old died after a severe asthma attack and cardiac arrest. Ella grew up and lived in London, one of the most modern and well-known cities on the planet. Her death, in 2013, marked the first time a British death certificate listed “air pollution” as the cause of death.
It affects children everywhere
Millions of children with and without asthma continue to experience the negative effects of air pollution, from New York City to rural farms in Asia and everywhere between. Air pollution is one of the leading threats to the health of children, with nearly one in ten deaths today in children under five being related to poor air quality. There are well-established links between pollution and childhood asthma, and many other serious conditions.
