Search
AQLI
In the News

September 12, 2017

Indians can live 4 years longer if they comply with WHO air standards: Study

Indians could live about four years longer on an average or more than 4.7 billion life years combined if India complied with the World Health Organization's air quality standards, according to EPIC's study on impact of air pollution on life expectancy.

Indians could live about four years longer on an average or more than 4.7 billion life years combined if it complies with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) air quality standards, according to a new study on impact of air pollution on life expectancy has revealed.

The study also said that even if only the national standards are met, Indians could live more than one year longer on an average. The compliance of WHO standards could also see Delhiites, who breathe a very polluted air, gain the most as they could live up to nine years longer and six years more if national standards are met, the study added.

The findings were part of the Air Quality-Life Index (AQLI) study carried out by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) and led by Michael Greenstone, director, EPIC. Pollution data set of fifty most populous districts in India was collated. This was done using satellite and ground monitoring data.

Continue reading at DD News…