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By the Numbers
Health Effects Institute · Lancet Commission · World Bank — Intl. Day of Clean Air 2026
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Air pollution caused an estimated 8.1 million premature deaths worldwide in 2021 — the leading environmental health risk. (Health Effects Institute)
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A 2020 Lancet Commission study linked air pollution to over 1.6 million deaths in India in a single year. (Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health)
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India’s Clean Air Programme targets a 40% pollution cut by 2026; only 6 of 92 tracked cities had met it as of 2025. (NCAP progress analysis)
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The World Bank estimates air pollution costs India roughly 3% of GDP every year. (World Bank)
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