Air pollution exposure is responsible for thousands of premature infant deaths every year worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have by far the highest rates of neonatal deaths attributable to air pollution. In Sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 80 percent of these deaths were caused by household air pollution from sources such as burning solid fuels for cooking.
Deaths attributable to particulate matter among babies in their first month of life worldwide, by region
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IHME, & Health Effects Institute, & The Guardian. (October 21, 2020). Deaths attributable to particulate matter among babies in their first month of life worldwide, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181118/neonatal-deaths-due-to-air-pollution-worldwide-by-region/
IHME, und Health Effects Institute, und The Guardian. "Deaths attributable to particulate matter among babies in their first month of life worldwide, by region." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181118/neonatal-deaths-due-to-air-pollution-worldwide-by-region/
IHME, Health Effects Institute, The Guardian. (2020). Deaths attributable to particulate matter among babies in their first month of life worldwide, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181118/neonatal-deaths-due-to-air-pollution-worldwide-by-region/
IHME, and Health Effects Institute, and The Guardian. "Deaths Attributable to Particulate Matter among Babies in Their First Month of Life Worldwide, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181118/neonatal-deaths-due-to-air-pollution-worldwide-by-region/
IHME & Health Effects Institute & The Guardian, Deaths attributable to particulate matter among babies in their first month of life worldwide, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181118/neonatal-deaths-due-to-air-pollution-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Deaths attributable to particulate matter among babies in their first month of life worldwide, by region [Graph], IHME, & Health Effects Institute, & The Guardian, October 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181118/neonatal-deaths-due-to-air-pollution-worldwide-by-region/