Air pollution shortens lives more than any other external cause
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Years of life lost (global average per person)
0 years
0.5
1
1.5
2
Air pollution 2.2 years
Smoking
1.92
Alcohol and narcotics
0.77
Unsafe water and sanitation
0.59
Road injuries
0.39
HIV/Aids
0.3
Malaria
0.28
War and terrorism
0.02