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Jaipur: Over 90 thousand deaths in 2017 in Rajasthan were linked to air pollution. As many as 112.5 per lakh population died due to pollution in Rajasthan, while in Kerala, it was 79 per lakh. “Just to have an idea by comparison, high BP reduces average age by five years and diabetes reduces life expectancy by 10 years,” said Dr Singh. It is because Rajasthan has both indoor and outdoor pollution.”Average one year of life is lost due to pollution in Kerala, while 2.5 years’ life is lost in Rajasthan. In India, it was 89.9 microgram per metre cube.The report, published in Lancet Journal, says that the proportion of the population using solid fuels in the country in 2017 was 55.5%..