Diseases caused by pollution, lead to the chronic illness and deaths of about 8.4 million people each year.
This includes diseases caused by substance abuse, exposure to toxic chemicals, and physical factors in the environment, like UV radiation from the sun, as well as genetic predisposition.
Meanwhile, pollution-related diseases are attributed to exposure to toxins in the air, water, and soil.
Eighty-eight percent of diarrhea cases worldwide are linked to unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation or insufficient hygiene.
Most cases of diarrheal illness and death occur in developing countries because of unsafe water, poor sanitation, and insufficient hygiene.