Presentation by Bhargav Krishna during the panel on 'Health Effects of Exposure to Air Pollution, as part of the CPR Initiative on Climate, Energy and Environment Clearing the Air Seminar Series. This event was organised in partnership with the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

1. Air Pollution and Health in India
Wednesday, 20th December 2017
Centre for Policy Research
Bhargav Krishna
Manager (Technical), Centre for Environmental Health, PHFI
Co-Founder, Care for Air

2. Ambient PM2.5 Variation Over Time
99% of districts above WHO annual exposure guidelines
60% above National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Source: Urbanemissions.info 2

3. Ambient PM has
seasonal variations
e.g. Monsoon vs.
Winter in Gurgaon

4. It is also a regional
challenge
Monsoon vs. Winter
in the Indo-Gangetic
Plain

5. Household Air Pollution
Distribution of 24-hr average kitchen
area PM2.5 concentrations in solid fuel
using households across states
(Source: Balakrishnan et al. 2013)
India Urban Rural Total (NFHS-4)
Households using
clean fuel for
cooking
80.6% 24.0% 43.8%

6. Overall burden from Air Pollution in India (GBD 2015)
~ 1.8 million deaths
(1.1 million Ambient; 700,000 Household)
49 million DALYs (#1 of any risk factor)

7. DALY Rate by State in India from AP Exposure
(Source: India State-Level Disease Burden)

8. Changes in Risk Factors (GBD 1990 - 2015)