Living In Delhi Like Smoking 1,797 Cigarettes A Year
A new study shows the shocking effects of air pollution. The paper is titled, “How many cigarettes you’re indirectly smoking due to air pollution levels.”
The research uses fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which is airborne particles from engines and other emissions that are less than 0.033 the diameter of a human hair. These can enter the lungs and blood.
The authors point out, “Cigarettes emit ten times more PM2.5 matter than diesel car exhausts, according to a controlled experiment reported by Tobacco Control.”
Data From 2024
The researchers measured average PM2.5 concentration data in 2024. It then examined the most polluted city in each nation.
The worst air of all is in India’s capital, Delhi, where the average PM2.5 level of 108.3 µg/m³ equates to approximately 35 cigarettes per week or 1,797 per year.
Boise, Idaho, is the most air-polluted major city in America. Living there is the equivalent of smoking 169 cigarettes a year.
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