It’s been almost a decade since Delhi started turning into a gas chamber after Diwali. Air pollution continues to be the national capital’s biggest health threat, responsible for nearly 15 per cent of all deaths in 2023, according to an analysis of the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data.

One in every seven deaths linked to toxic air

The findings, based on data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), reveal that around 17,188 deaths in Delhi last year were linked to exposure to fine particulate matter in the air. In other words, one out of every seven deaths in the city was caused by polluted air, as reported by PTI.

Despite this alarming number, the central government maintains that there is no conclusive evidence directly linking deaths to air pollution. In

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