premature deaths

In announcing the proposal, EPA said the measure would prevent as many as 17, 000 premature deaths and 11, 000 heart attacks a year.

Pollution is leading to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths a year.

In 2000, the U. N. Development Program reported that air pollution was already causing about 400, 000 premature deaths a year.

Air quality in some Chinese cities is among the most polluted on the planet, causing hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year.

The heat and smog from blazing forests and smouldering peat bogs has caused the premature deaths of thousands more.

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, it could mean as many as 1, 000 premature deaths averted in a year, they said.

Since the launch of the program in 2000, GAVI estimates that 5 million premature deaths have been averted by its immunization efforts.

It would introduce tougher controls on particulate matter, or fine dust, which accounts for most premature deaths.

Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health and is estimated to cause approximately 2 million premature deaths worldwide per year.

This session emerges from the growing realization that premature deaths from these health problems impede economic development.

Premature deaths are now more likely to occur in adolescence and early adulthood than in childhood, a new global report claims.

The costs associated with poorer health vary from missed work days, to increased respiratory troubles and premature deaths.

GAVI says its efforts have so far prevented more than 1. 7 million premature deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Extremely high rates of premature deaths are linked to noxious gasses from the smelter, and lung-related ailments are commonplace.

prevent premature deaths and avoidable disabilities from major chronic diseases.

China is home to 16 of the world's 20 most polluted cities, with dirty air causing the premature deaths of 400, 000 people a year.

But in this case, the instinct that selling bits of oneself is wrong leads to many premature deaths and much suffering.

The resolution seeks to halt the increasing trends in premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases worldwide.

Tackling just five health factors could prevent millions of premature deaths and increase global life expectancy by almost 5 years.

In a 2003 interview with EatingWell, Willett blamed trans fats for millions of unnecessary premature deaths from heart disease.

Shu Han said about the premature deaths due to the lack of qualified personnel.

However, standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) are elevated and the majority of premature deaths are attributable to CV disease.

The rule would prevent "as many as 17, 000 premature deaths and 11, 000 heart attacks a year, " the agency said.

Each year, they make millions sick, cause hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, sap agricultural yields and so on.

These premature deaths were usually caused by a failure of the CFL's electronic ballast.

But he also said such information on premature deaths "could cause misunderstanding" .

The smaller sorts of airborne particles are alone thought to cause 380, 000 premature deaths in Europe every year.

This would mean diets with less saturated fat and fewer premature deaths caused by heart disease, they write.

Smoking, obesity and other preventable conditions contribute to 40% of premature deaths.

Half of all premature deaths among life-long smokers result from tobacco use.

They generally rate their own health the highest and have the fewest premature deaths than either their urban or rural counterparts.

For 2008, the estimated mortality attributable to outdoor air pollution in cities amounts to 1. 34 million premature deaths.

In 2000, about 5m premature deaths were attributed to smoking worldwide.

Second-hand smoke causes more than 600 000 premature deaths per year.

There are around 750, 000 premature deaths each year due to air pollution alone.

Dr Willett reckons they lead to perhaps 50, 000 premature deaths each year.

Air pollution is estimated to cause 2m premature deaths each year, more than half in developing countries.

Every year, NCDs kill 9 million people under 60 years old - 90 per cent of these premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

over 670 000 premature deaths (people aged under 60 years);