Ninety two percent of pollution-related deaths, and the greatest burden of pollution’s economic losses, occur in low-income and middle-income countries N Ahmad Pollution is responsible for around 9 million deaths per year, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide, reveals the latest report of The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. Air pollution – both household and ambient air pollution – is generally responsible for the greatest number of deaths, causing 6·7 million deaths while water pollution claims 1·4 million lives. The report also reveals pollution’s deep inequity: 92 percent o…