<Li> The Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning in 2003 produced an unpublished internal report which estimated that 300,000 people die each year from ambient air pollution, mostly of heart disease and lung cancer . </Li> <Li> Chinese environmental experts in 2005 issued another report, estimating that annual premature deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution were likely to reach 380,000 in 2010 and 550,000 in 2020 . </Li> <Li> A 2007 World Bank report conducted with China's national environmental agency found that "(...) outdoor air pollution was already causing 350,000 to 400,000 premature deaths a year . Indoor pollution contributed to the deaths of an additional 300,000 people, while 60,000 died from diarrhoea, bladder and stomach cancer and other diseases that can be caused by water - borne pollution ." World Bank officials said "China's environmental agency insisted that the health statistics be removed from the published version of the report, citing the possible impact on' social stability"'. </Li> <P> A draft of a 2007 combined World Bank and SEPA report stated that up to 760,000 people died prematurely each year in China because of air and water pollution . High levels of air pollution in China's cities caused to 350,000 - 400,000 premature deaths . Another 300,000 died because of indoor air of poor quality . There were 60,000 premature deaths each year because of water of poor quality . Chinese officials asked that some of the results should not be published in order to avoid social unrest . </P>

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