NEW DELHI: One in seven deaths in Delhi in 2023 were due to polluted air, states the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data released this month by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). An analysis of the data by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) shows that ambient particulate matter pollution remains the single largest risk factor for deaths in Delhi, accounting for nearly 15% of all fatalities in 2023,numbering around 17,200. “In 2023, 9.4% of Delhi’s total disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were attributable to particulate pollution, the highest in the country. This equates to nearly 4.9 lakh years of healthy life lost by Delhi’s population due to polluted air,” said Manoj Kumar, an analyst at CREA.

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