
No. 1: Baku, Azerbaijan Mercer Health and Sanitation Index Score: 27.6 Surrounded by Iran, Georgia, Russia and Armenia on the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan has long been an oil hub. As a consequence, Baku, the capital, suffers from life-threatening levels of air pollution emitted from oil drilling and shipping. No. 2: Dhaka, Bangladesh Mercer Health and Sanitation Index Score: 29.6 Located in southern Asia, between Burma and India, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh battles with the constant threat of water pollution. Surface water is often thick with disease and pollutants from the use of commercial pesticides. With an estimated 150 million...