10 facts on children's environmental health

1. Environmental factors are responsible for 88% of the 1.5 million annual child deaths year due to diarrhoea.
2. Half of the two million annual child deaths from acute respiratory infections are attributable to indoor air pollution.
3. Asthma prevalence is rising rapidly in children.
4. In some developing regions of the world, more than one third of all children are affected by high levels of lead.

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