Pollution responsible for quarter of deaths of young children, says WHO
by Damian Carrington from Environment | The Guardian on (#2EXEA)
Toxic air, unsafe water and and lack of sanitation cause the deaths of 1.7 million under-fives every year
Pollution is responsible for one in four deaths among all children under five, according to new World Health Organisation reports, with toxic air, unsafe water, and and lack of sanitation the leading causes.
The reports found polluted environments cause the deaths of 1.7 million children every year, but that many of the deaths could be prevented by interventions already known to work, such as providing cleaner cooking fuels to prevent indoor air pollution.
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