Air Pollution may lead to 9 million premature deaths by 2060by | 18-06-2016 17:30 |
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  Recently in a report ''The Economic Consequences of Air Pollution'' published by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) it was predicted that by 2060 around 6 to 9 million premature deaths would be caused due to the Outdoor Air Pollution all over the globe , which were 3 million premature deaths in 2010 . This is huge concern now. ?The number of lives cut short by air pollution is already terrible and the potential rise in the next few decades is terrifying,? said the OECD Environment Director Simon Upton. As we all now that the Air Pollution has done alot of damage in the past but if we don't try to control it now it can be really dreadful in the coming future as stated in the report. The report,?provides a comprehensive assessment of the regional and global economic consequences of outdoor air pollution in the coming decades.? The progress in the economic activity and energy demand might lead to large amount of air pollutants in the near future. Health care costs which are around US$21 billion today will rise to around US$176 billion annually by 2060. Sick days caused by air pollution will reach a total of 3.7 billion per year by then, from around 1.2 billion today, the OECD predicts. The graph below shows that China, Russia and India will suffer the largest economic consequences of air pollution and the highest increase in mortality rates from air pollution is expected in India, China and Korea. This is a huge concern now for humanity . All the nations must come together ASAP and deal with the harmful air pollution with aggressive measures .
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