By 2025, nearly 32,000 People in Delhi will Die Annually due to Air Pollution

In another 10 years, Delhi will record the world's largest number of premature deaths annually due to air pollution among all megacities in the world. By 2025, nearly 32,000 people in Delhi will die solely due to inhaling polluted air. Read more @ Times of India

Delhi Air Pollution Related Deaths Up 100% Since 1991

Delhi Experiences ~10,900 Premature Deaths Annually due to Outdoor Air Pollution

However, it will be Kolkata that will record the highest number of such deaths annually by 2050. Kolkata will see the number of premature deaths spike between 2025 and 2050 and will record 54,800 deaths due to air pollution -more than Delhi (52,000) and Mumbai (33,100).

At Least 11% Delhites Suffer from Asthma

Together, these three cities topped the list of premature deaths due to harmful particles like PM2.5 and O3 in the air. Annually , 3.3 million people worldwide die prematurely from the effects of air pollution. This number will double by 2050 to 6.6 million if emissions continue to rise, according to a team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz. In 2010, 75% of such mortality occurred in Asia -1.4 million in China and 650,000 in India.

Moratily Due to Air Pollution in Delhi - 80 per day !!