Air pollution kills 1.6 million people in China each year

Evidence

This redoubled effort is motivated in part by growing public pressure for relief from a heavily polluted environment that is making life less livable. One study showed that air pollution causes 1.6 million deaths a year (Levin, 2015). Political pressure on the government is growing as the public demands a healthier living environment. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2934

Categorization

• QUESTION: The 1.6 million figure — worldwide or China-specific? Worth pinning down the study by Levin 2015 if precision matters later.