India, Nov. 6 -- Prolonged exposure to fine particulate matter has emerged as the second major cause of deaths in Haryana, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) study based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 data, released in October 2025. The study found that 27,130 deaths in the state were linked to poor air quality, accounting for 13.5% of total mortalities.

The findings indicate that air pollution is now a leading contributor to preventable deaths in Haryana, second only to high systolic blood pressure, which caused 30,197 deaths in 2023. The report also revealed that excessive presence of ambient particulate matter caused 1,057 more deaths in 2023 compared to 26,079 deaths in 2022, showing a yea...