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July 16, 2022
Air pollution shortens average Nepali’s life by 4.1 years: report
The annual update of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) released in June revealed that the current air pollution level in Nepal shortens the life of an average Nepali by 4.1 years.
In the News
April 7, 2019
via The World Bank
Visualizing Nepal’s health progress
The World Bank uses AQLI to help visualize Nepal's top ten districts with the highest particulate matter
In the News
September 30, 2024
via Kantipur
The slow poison of polluted air
According to the 'Air Quality Life Index-2024' published last month, Nepal is the third most polluted country in the world.
In the News
September 18, 2024
via Mongabay
Pollution dips, but fine particulate matter remains top public health threat: AQLI report
AQLI's latest report reveals that people in the most polluted regions on Earth are breathing air six times more polluted than the least polluted areas, reducing life expectancy by about 2.7 years in these regions.
AQLI News
September 12, 2024
AQLI Top Charts 2024
Explore our data in the form of 10 easy-to-digest charts that uncover the most compelling findings from the 2024 AQLI Annual Report.
AQLI News
August 28, 2024
Air Pollution Remains the Greatest External Risk to Human Health as Most Countries Fail to Set or Meet Their Own Standards for Clean Air
While pollution slightly dipped due largely to a trend reversal in South Asia, more than three-quarters of countries around the world have not set or aren’t meeting national pollution standards.
In the News
May 23, 2024
Burdens of bad air
Poor air quality has reduced life expectancy for an average Nepalese resident by a staggering 4.6 years, finds the Air Quality Life Index of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.
In the News
April 15, 2024
via Newage
Holidays bring no respite from air pollution
According to the Chicago University study titled Air Quality Life Index (AQLI), air pollution is the second-largest threat to human health for people living in Bangladesh, behind only cardiovascular diseases.
In the News
December 24, 2023