The Atlantic Cities | Air Pollution Kills More Than 2 Million a Year The Atlantic Cities Here's are the death tolls, according to the researchers' calculations: Roughly 470,000 people perish annually from respiratory conditions brought on by anthropogenic ozone, and fine particulate matter leads to cardiopulmonary diseases and lung cancers ... Air pollution's deadly toll: More than 2 million people each year Air Pollution Kills Over Two And A Half Million People Every Year Childhood Asthma And Autism Linked To Air Pollution: Children And Fetuses ... |