India, Nov. 1 -- New Delhi

Air pollution continues to be the leading health threat for Delhi residents, accounting for nearly 15% of all deaths in 2023, according to an analysis of the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data. "This means one in every seven deaths in Delhi is linked to polluted air," the study noted.

The figures, drawn from GBD 2023 data and released recently by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), estimate that exposure to ambient particulate matter pollution caused about 17,188 deaths in Delhi in 2023.

Manoj Kumar, an analyst at CREA, said, "Air pollution is not just an environmental issue; it is a public health crisis that requires science-based action across polluting sectors to achieve real an...