Toxic air lowers life expectancy by 20 months

Toxic air lowers life expectancy by 20 months Exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution is almost as dangerous as smoking, reducing life expectancy by an average of 20 months, according to a major study.

The report, the State of Global Air, is the latest in a slew of evidence on the links between air pollution and poor health.

It shows that breathing toxic air - both inside and outside the home - will cut the life expectancy of a baby born today by an average of 20 months, compared to a 21-month fall in life expectancy in a smoker. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Toxic air will shorten children's lives by 20 months, study reveals The Guardian
• New funding for councils to tackle air pollution ‘won’t touch the sides’, green groups say The Independent