‘Unhealthy Environments’ Kill 12.6 Million People Annually – WHO Report

 

An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The second edition of the report, “Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks”, reveals that since the report was first published a decade ago, deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) amount to as much as 8.2 million of these deaths. 

NCDs, such as stroke, heart disease, cancers and chronic respiratory disease, now amount to nearly two-thirds of the total deaths caused by unhealthy environments. 

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Source: Euronews