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Detailed explanation-1: -The authors found that Nepal had the highest death rate from COPD caused by air pollution with 26 per cent of COPD deaths caused by exposure to this risk factor.
Detailed explanation-2: -The combined effects of ambient air pollution and household air pollution is associated with 7 million premature deaths annually. Sources of air pollution are multiple and context specific.
Detailed explanation-3: -India and China lead the world in the total number of deaths attributable to air pollution in 2016 with 1.61 and 1.58 million respectively.
Detailed explanation-4: -More than 90% of pollution-related deaths occur in low-income and middle-income countries. Key areas in which focus is needed include air pollution, lead poisoning, and chemical pollution. Air pollution causes over 6ยท5 million deaths each year globally, and this number is increasing.