On Aug 20 2008

Air quality in is Good, index II (index max: V).
In , same air would be considered as Mediocre, index 6 (index max :10).
Life reduced by 40% because of the pollution
Monday, 20 August 2007, Written by Julien   
That's what happens to traffic cops in China. According to Chinese media, life expectancy of traffic cops in China is 43 years, mainly because of pollution, plus other factors such as stress, noise and standing for long periods. In Guangzhou, 90% of the cops that underwent a checkup had infections.

Considering that the average life expectancy for males in China is 71 years, that means that traffic cops have lives shortened by 40%! Incredible, isn't it?
Traffic cop
Links:
Article in Chinese
Same article in English by Reuters
CIA World Factbook
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