In Africa, premature deaths from unsafe sanitation or childhood malnutrition pale in comparison to deaths due to air pollution, and it comes at a huge economic cost: over 400 billion US dollars as of 2013, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Di Afrika, kematian dini disebabkan oleh sanitasi tidak aman, atau malnutrisi anak-anak masih kalah jauh dibandingkan kematian yang disebabkan polusi udara, dan itu menimbulkan biaya ekonomi yang besar; lebih dari 400 miliar dollar AS per 2013, menurut penelitian Organisasi Kerjasama dan Pengembangan Ekonomi.