Background Environmental exposures contribute to the global burden of disease. We have
estimated the burden of disease attributable to outdoor and indoor air pollution, inadequate …

Environmental pollution is a major cause of disease and death. Exposures in early life are
especially dangerous. Patterns of exposure vary greatly across countries. In low-income and …

Background WHO estimates that, in 2015, nearly 1 million children younger than 5 years
died from lower respiratory tract infections (LRIs). Ambient air pollution has a major impact …

Summary The Lancet Commission on pollution and health reported that pollution was
responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2015, making it the world's largest …

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More than 10 million children die each year, most from preventable causes and almost all in
poor countries. Six countries account for 50% of worldwide deaths in children younger than …

The disease burden of a population, and how that burden is distributed across different
subpopulations (eg infants, women), are important pieces of information for defining …

Abstract Findings The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health found that pollution–air,
water, soil, and chemical pollution-was responsible in 2016 for 940,000 deaths in children …

Background: Environmental factors determine children's health. Quantifying the health
impacts related to environmental hazards for children is essential to prioritize interventions …

Background The mortality burden in children aged 5–14 years in the WHO European
Region has not been comprehensively studied. We assessed the distribution and trends of …