Air pollution killed 500,000 newborns in 2019 — global study

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Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study. | AFP

These conditions are associated with serious complications and already account for the vast majority of neonatal deaths in both regions.

“An infant’s health is critical to the future of every society, and this newest evidence suggests an especially high risk for infants born in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa,” said Dan Greenbaum, president of HEI.

 

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