The World Bank: 15% of deaths in Iran are due to air pollution
According to a World Bank report, air pollution causes approximately $23 billion in damages to Iran annually, with a significant portion attributed to premature deaths caused by pollution.
Dr. Abbas Shahsuni, an associate professor at Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, says
According to data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 15% of all deaths in Iran are attributed to air pollution, a figure much higher than the global average.
He adds that globally, the cost of deaths due to air pollution reaches $8.1 trillion annually, meaning about 6% of the global gross domestic product is lost.
Of this amount, 85% is related to premature deaths and 15% is related to diseases attributed to air pollution.
Estimates suggest that in total, about $3 billion of the annual air pollution damage in Iran is related to diseases directly attributed to air pollution.