‘Rajasthan has highest death rate per lakh due to air pollution’
- | Monday | 10th December, 2018
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. This proportion was highest in the low socio-demographic index (SDI) state group (72.1%) and highest in the low SDI states of Bihar , Jharkhand and Odisha (range 76.7% to 81.5%), followed by Chhattisgarh , Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the low SDI state group range (68% to 74.8%).Dr Virendra Singh, from Asthma Bhawan, who was the only participant from the state said, “The highest death rate in India due to pollution was in Rajasthan.
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