Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, H: Environment & Earth Science, Volume 22 Issue 1

Within the pollution sector, air pollution is the most damaging one. Worldwide it causes 76.17% of all the pollution deaths. The Premature deaths attributable to the components of air pollution are shown in Table 2. See also Fig. 1.2. Table 1.2: World Air Pollutants Yearly Premature Deaths Sl No. Air Pollutant World Yearly Deaths 1 Particulate Matter 4,200,000 2 Carbon Monoxide 1,062,161 3 Lead 853,000 4 Nitrogen Oxides 10,000 5 Ozone 6,000 6 Sulfur Dioxide. Notsignificant 7 Other Air Pollutants. Not significant Total 6,131,161 Fig. 1.2: World Yearly Air Pollution Deaths 7.00 1.80 0.39 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 Air Pollution Water Pollution Land Pollution Global Deaths due to Pollution (million) Global Deaths (million) 42,00,000 10,62,1618,53,000 10,000 6,000 0 5,00,000 10,00,000 15,00,000 20,00,000 25,00,000 30,00,000 35,00,000 40,00,000 45,00,000 World Yearly Air Pollution Deaths World Yearly Deaths © 2022 Global Journals 1 Year 2022 10 Global Journal of Science Frontier Research Volume XXII Issue ersion I VI ( H ) Global Environmental Pollution and Its Effect on Life Expectancy Fig. 1.1: Global Deaths due to Pollution