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170,000, according to that site (which does not seem entirely trustworthy). 0.3 million is claimed for all fossil-fuel based pollutants.



Thanks. I was trying to find some source of worldwide data. This[1] more reliable source says over 10,000 deaths in the US alone every year. It's not implausible that it's in the low hundreds of thousands annually worldwide.

1. http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-health_effects_from_US_power_plan...




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