A new study has identified pollution as the world’s number one killer. Study organizers say pollution is responsible for more premature deaths than war, terrorism, natural disasters, smoking and disease. By premature death, the researchers mean dying before the average age of death within a population group. Many of these deaths can be prevented. A report on the study was published in the medical journal Lancet. The researchers looked at pollution levels, both inside enclosed buildings and in the world around us. They estimated that pollution killed about 9 million people in 2015. That would represent one of every six deaths worldwide. Karti Sandilya helped to prepare the report. He said pollution threatens fundamental human rights, such as the right to life, health, well-being, safe work as well as protections of children and the most vulnerable.
Title: Pollution Is the World’s Number One Killer
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2190/pollution_kills.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Pollution Is the Worlds Number One Killer' data-article-id='2707'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6833'>A new study has identified pollution as the world’s number one killer.</span> <span data-start-time='6833' data-end-time='20896'>Study organizers say pollution is responsible for more premature deaths than war, terrorism, natural disasters, smoking and disease.</span> <span data-start-time='20896' data-end-time='30438'>By premature death, the researchers mean dying before the average age of death within a population group.</span> <span data-start-time='30438' data-end-time='34979'>Many of these deaths can be prevented.</span> <span data-start-time='34979' data-end-time='40458'>A report on the study was published in the medical journal Lancet.</span> <span data-start-time='40458' data-end-time='50229'>The researchers looked at pollution levels, both inside enclosed buildings and in the world around us.</span> <span data-start-time='50229' data-end-time='57208'>They estimated that pollution killed about 9 million people in 2015.</span> <span data-start-time='57208' data-end-time='63604'>That would represent one of every six deaths worldwide.</span> <span data-start-time='63604' data-end-time='68146'>Karti Sandilya helped to prepare the report.</span> <span data-start-time='68146' data-end-time='83188'>He said pollution threatens fundamental human rights, such as the right to life, health, well-being, safe work as well as protections of children and the most vulnerable.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2190/pollution_kills.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9624 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2190/what_does_pollution_mean.m4a'>What does pollution mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='environmental contamination'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2190/natural_disaster.m4a'><span>natural disaster</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2190/environmental_contamination.m4a'><span>environmental contamination</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2190/premature_death.m4a'><span>premature death</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2190/number_one_killer.m4a'><span>number one killer</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9625 data-hint-location='57208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2190/how_many_deaths_were_from_pollution.m4a'>How many deaths were 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