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Air Pollution and Health in India
Wednesday, 20th December 2017
Centre for Policy Research
Bhargav Krishna
Manager (Technical), Centre for Environmental Health, PHFI
Co-Founder, Care for Air
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Ambient PM2.5 Variation Over Time
99% of districts above WHO annual exposure guidelines60% above National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Source: Urbanemissions.info 2
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Ambient PM has seasonal variations
e.g. Monsoon vs. Winter in Gurgaon
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It is also a regional challenge
Monsoon vs. Winter in the Indo-Gangetic Plain
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Household Air Pollution
Distribution of 24-hr average kitchen area PM2.5 concentrations in solid fuel using households across states
(Source: Balakrishnan et al. 2013)
India Urban Rural Total (NFHS-4)
Households using clean fuel for cooking
80.6% 24.0% 43.8%
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Overall burden from Air Pollution in India (GBD 2015)
~ 1.8 million deaths(1.1 million Ambient; 700,000 Household)
49 million DALYs (#1 of any risk factor)
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DALY Rate by State in India from AP Exposure
(Source: India State-Level Disease Burden)
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Changes in Risk Factors (GBD 1990 - 2015)