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Environmental risks contribute to nearly a quarter of global deaths
A WHO assessment links polluted air, unsafe water, hazardous workplaces and dangerous roads to about 12.6 million deaths in 2012, roughly 23 percent of the total. The burden weighs on the poor and children, with sub Saharan Africa hardest hit. The report notes many risks are modifiable through policy and cleaner practices.
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Omberg
Tonghua Iron & Steel Group Co
Erdaojiang
Tonghua
China
WHO
Flint
Mich
World Health Organization
Global Health Authority
Sub- Saharan Africa
Asia
Frederica Perera
Columbia Center For Children’s Environmental Health
University
Mailman School of Public Health
Perera
New York City
Joseph Allen
Harvard
T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Allen
Beijing
United States