South Sudan among worst affected by pollution

Terry Swartzberg

7 years ago

Pollution causing more deaths worldwide than war or smoking – South Sudan among worst affected

5 highest rates of pollution-related deaths per 100,000 population (percentage of all deaths)

Somalia: 316.3 (26.5 per cent).
Central African Republic: 303.8 (18.9 per cent).
Chad: 284.9 (25.6 per cent).
South Sudan: 264.2 (23.2 per cent).
Niger: 245.5 (24.9 per cent).