Air pollution is the leading environmental cause of death worldwide

New research says air pollution caused over 4 million premature deaths in 2015.

A new report shows that <a href="http://inhabitat.com/?s=air+pollution&amp;_=1487107071">air pollution</a> is the <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/14/around-22-million-deaths-in-india-and-china-from-air-pollution-study.html">leading environmental cause of death</a> in the world - and the number five cause of death overall. <a href="http://inhabitat.com/?s=China&amp;_=1487107128">China</a> and India lead the way with a combined 2.2 pollution-related deaths in 2015. These rising trends continue to put pressure on governments and industries that could make a difference.

India and China both had 1.1 million deaths form air pollution in 2015.