Worldwide, pollution kills at least nine million people every year and threatens the continuing survival of humans, according to a new landmark study. The report showed that pollution in some form – air, water, soil, chemical or occupational pollution – is responsible for the diseases that kill one in every six people around the world, adding that the true total could be millions higher because the impact of many pollutants is poorly understood.

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The researchers have come up with a MAP based on new findings that show – depending on where you live – how many years of life that gritty air is stealing and how much longer you live if countries reduced air pollution to comply with their own national standard or the WHO standard.

India, which is one of the most polluted countries in the world, can add four years to the average life of people by just meeting the international air-quality standards, according to a study released by the Energy Policy Institute at The University of Chicago (EPIC).

In the study, the researchers, who used “Air-Quality-Life Index (AQLI)” to analyse condition in 50 most polluted Indian cities, also found that meeting the international standards can add nine years and national standards can add six years to the life of people of Delhi – the most polluted city of India.

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