NEW DELHI: India accounts for around 70% of the global deaths attributed to air pollution, according to the 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.

The report, prepared by the University College London in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), indicates that India experiences around 1.72 million deaths each year due to anthropogenic air pollution, specifically from PM2.5, which marks a 38% increase since 2010. In comparison, the total number of global deaths related to air pollution stands at 2.5 million annually.

The report reveals that fossil fuels, particularly coal and liquid gas, are responsible for 752,000 (44%) of these deaths, with coal alone accounting for 394,000 —primarily due to its use in power plants, which contributes 298,000

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