the cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says who /

More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year,environmental risks such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, and unsafe water,lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene – occupy the lives of 1.7 million children under 5 years, or say two current WHO reports.

Source: who.int