Breathing itself is deadly: Toxic air killed 38 lakh Indians in 10 years
A study by Sweden's Karolinska Institute reports that air pollution caused 3.8 million deaths in India between 2009 and 2019. The research attributes these fatalities to PM 2.5 levels exceeding national standards. If measured against stricter World Health Organization guidelines, the death toll rises to 16.6 million, representing approximately 25 percent of all deaths during that decade.
Source: Breathing itself is deadly: Toxic air killed 38 lakh Indians in 10 years — India Today
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