The United Nations Children’s Fund says Nigeria has the highest number of air pollution-related pneumonia deaths of children under-five in the world.
The UN body said in Nigeria, 78 per cent of air pollution-related pneumonia deaths are among children under five years – the highest proportion across all countries, according to the 2019 Global Burden of Disease.
“In 17 countries across Africa, air pollution contributes to more than 50 per cent of pneumonia deaths. Most of these deaths are among children and due to household air pollution; though deaths…
