The WHO stated that 90% of the estimated 3.7 million deaths caused by outdoor air pollution in 2012 were in developing countries. Also noted in WHO's report is that women and children living in poverty in developing countries are at higher risk for exposure to cancer-causing air pollutants due to their increased time breathing in smoke and soot indoors.

WHO experts are saying that more research is needed to pinpoint the most dangerous components of pollution in order to mitigate and reduce their use and effects. Responsibility is being placed on governments to control pollution levels through action such as legislation, relocation of power stations away from highly populated cities, and cheap, accessible alternatives to outdated wood and coal burning stoves.

View March 25, 2014 Aljazeera article
View March 25, 2014 World Health Organization news release
View World Health Organization Air Pollution page