ISSN: 2578-5001
Authors: Balakrishnan V*
We know that pollution can have a negative impact on the overall health of an economy in terms of an increase in healthcare costs due to an increase in health diseases, reduced productivity: employees may be less productive if they are suffering from health problems caused by pollution. Additionally, pollution can damage crops and other natural resources, leading to reduced agricultural yields and other economic losses. Hence there is a relation between the two. But on which basis should we analyze this relation? The paper tries to answer the question that whether important criteria such as population, Human development, and global innovation affect the pollution of an economy which in turn causes severe health impacts. To answer the question, the paper studies the correlation among the countries across the world for the year 2019 ranked according to Human Development Index, Global Innovation Index, and population, and tries to understand how the ranking of the countries has an impact on pollution and how does that in return affect the health of the country. We conclude the paper with the reasons behind such relations and how to reduce the pollution effects on health
Keywords: Health; Air; Water Pollution; Economic Growth; Environmental Pollution
