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10 Most Polluted Places On Earth. Ranked!

World Health Organization on the concentration of harmful air particles in more than 2,600 cities around the globe

As a much-needed report to assess today’s health of the world, 24/7 Tempo revealed the data from WHO (World Health Organization) about the most polluted cities around the world. They’ve assessed various harmful pollutant particles presented in the air

To identify the world’s most polluted cities, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data from the World Health Organization on the concentration of harmful air particles in more than 2,600 cities around the globe.

Xinxiang, Northeast China

• Population: 5.7 million
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 84 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 144 micrograms on average annually

Khulna, Bangladesh

• Population: 665,000
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 84 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 94 micrograms on average annually

Karachi, Pakistan

• Population: 14.9 million
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 8 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 290 micrograms on average annually

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

• Population: 1.4 million
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 92.2 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 196.9 micrograms on average annually

Bamenda, Cameroon

• Population: 349,000
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 132 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 141 micrograms on average annually

Varanasi, North India
• Population: 1.5 million
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 146.3 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 260.1 micrograms on average annually

Delhi, North India

• Population: 25.7 million
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 143.1 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 292.3 micrograms on average annually

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

• Population: 2.1 million
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 107 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 448 micrograms on average annually

Kampala, Uganda
• Population: 1.5 million
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 104 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 170 micrograms on average annually

Narayangonj, Bangladesh

• Population: 543,000
• PM2.5 pollution per cubic meter: 94.2 micrograms on average annually
• PM10 pollution per cubic meter: 205 micrograms on average annually

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