Mathematics team - presentation (click-to-open)

Earth's pollution in numbers

1. Pollution is one of the biggest global killers, affecting over 100 million people.
2. More than 1 billion people worldwide don’t have access to safe drinking water.
3. 5000 people die every day as a result of drinking unclean water.
4. The garbage dumped in the ocean every year is roughly around 6.5 million tons. Plastic is the major constituent.
5. Pollution kills more than 1 million seabirds and 100 million mammals every year.
6. People who live in high-density air pollution area, have a 20% higher risk of dying from lung cancer, than people living in less polluted areas.
7. Children contribute to only 10% of the world’s pollution but are prone to 40% of global disease.
8. There are more than 500 million cars in the world and by 2030 the number will rise to 1 billion. This means pollution level will be more than double.
9. Around 1000 children die in India every year due to diseases caused by the polluted water.
10. Air quality across Europe has improved but remains an "invisible killer" that causes nearly a 500000 premature deaths each year.