Abbas Shahsavani, head of the Air Health and Climate Change Group at Iran’s Ministry of Health, introduced that after monitoring statistics for the nation’s inhabitants of 48 million, air air pollution was chargeable for 30,692 deaths final 12 months.
He additionally acknowledged that the variety of visits to public well being facilities on account of non-infectious respiratory ailments has elevated by roughly 30% since December 22, 2024.
The variety of deaths on account of air air pollution final 12 months elevated by 4,385 individuals, about 17% from the earlier 12 months.
Earlier, Shahsavani reported that the variety of deaths on account of air air pollution will common 26,307 in 2022, a rise of greater than 26% in comparison with 2021.
Under this regulation, the Ministry of Health is required to research the well being, financial, and mortality impacts of air air pollution, with the intention of advocating efficient measures to scale back well being, financial, and mortality attributable to air air pollution. It is being This initiative started in 2017.
According to the Ministry of Health’s newest analysis, the financial value of deaths from air air pollution final 12 months was estimated at $12 billion, equal to about R6 trillion.
In 2024, Tehran had solely 12 days of unpolluted air.
The head of the Ministry of Health’s Air Health and Climate Change Group additionally identified that there have been solely 12 days in Tehran the place particulate matter ranges have been under 2.5 microns, which is 3% of final 12 months.
Meanwhile, air air pollution in Tehran continued for 10 consecutive days. The air high quality in Ahvaz, Mahashahr and Abadan on Sunday was additionally categorised as unhealthy and ‘purple’.
Air high quality in a number of different cities in Iran, together with Zanjan, Ramhormoz, and Shedegan, was thought-about unhealthy for delicate populations.
Last week, many cities in Iran have been hit by extreme air air pollution, with lots of of individuals searching for remedy for coronary heart and respiratory sicknesses.
In a number of states, faculties, universities, and authorities places of work have closed or moved to distant operations.
Air air pollution kills 50,000 individuals a 12 months in Iran
The head of the Air Health and Climate Change Group additionally stated that over the previous 12 months, the frequency of sandstorms has decreased within the western areas of the nation, however that they’ve intensified within the japanese areas, particularly within the metropolis of Zabol.
He emphasised that Zabol and Iranshahr are essentially the most polluted cities within the nation.
Shahsavani stated the 2 largest cities, Isfahan and Mashhad, even have excessive ranges of air pollution.
Sandstorms in Sistan and Baluchestan have intensified in recent times as a result of drying up of rivers and wetlands within the area, particularly Helmand, Hamoun, and Jazmoulian wetlands.