An estimated 92% of people the world over live in areas where fine particulate matter concentrations (small dust or soot in the air) exceed the World Health Organization’s Air Quality Guideline of 10 µg/m3. Indians are among the worst affected according to the Air Quality-Life Index (AQLI) tool developed by the Energy Policy Institute at The University of Chicago (EPIC).

Here is a look at which countries have the worst air pollution, which Indian towns and cities top in air pollution and how the number of deaths linked to pollution in India are rapidly on the rise…