Dhaka, the densely populated city, recorded the world’s fifth worst air quality on Sunday morning with an AQI score of 179 at 8:23 am.
The capital's air was classified as ‘unhealthy’, according to the AQI index, reports UNB.
An AQI score between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’, typically advising sensitive individuals to limit prolonged outdoor activity. A score from 101 to 150 is categorized as ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’, 151 to 200 as ‘unhealthy’, 201 to 300 as ‘very unhealthy’, and any reading above 300 is deemed ‘hazardous’, posing serious health risks to all residents.
The top three positions were occupied by China’s Guangzhou, Chongqing and Shenzhen with AQI scores of 296, 195, and 187 respectively.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for an estimated seven million premature deaths each year worldwide, primarily due to stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and acute respiratory infections.
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