Air pollution poses a significant threat to human health and as estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of premature deaths attributed to air pollution in 2018 was over 500,000. Recently 'State of Global Air 2020' report revealed another shocking fact.

The report by the US Health Effects Institute said that air pollution led to the death of nearly half a million babies across the world in 2019. The organization found the long-term exposure to the airborne particulate matter led to complications from pre-term deliveries and low birth weights.