Countries with the highest pollution deaths, mortality rates

CTV National News: A stark warning An environmental study issued a warning about the impact pollution is having on populations in the developing world. Todd Battis reports.

NEW DELHI -- Increasing pollution worldwide is proving deadlier than war, natural disasters or smoking, according to a new report published in the Lancet medical journal. Based largely on 2015 data from the Global Burden of Disease, the report estimates that at least 9 million premature deaths were caused during the year by diseases from toxic exposure.

While the highest death tolls were reported mostly in Asia, the highest rates of pollution-related mortality were seen in Africa.

Here are the countries with the highest number of pollution-related deaths and the highest pollution-related mortality rates.

10 HIGHEST POLLUTION-RELATED DEATH TOLLS (Per cent OF ALL DEATHS)

10 HIGHEST RATES OF POLLUTION-RELATED DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION (Per cent OF ALL DEATHS)