Life expectancy at birth, female (years) ( 1 ) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, ( 2 ) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, ( 3 ) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, ( 4 ) United Nations Statistical Division.
Effect on human health: The land when contaminated with toxic chemicals and pesticides lead to problem of skin cancer and human respiratory system. The toxic chemicals can reach our body through foods and vegetables that we eat as they are grown in polluted soil.
Environmental Degradation of Land. Degradation of land is almost a natural continuation of air & water pollution. Deposition of air pollutants onto the soil and seeping of water pollutants through to adjacent land areas lead to land contamination and its quality deterioration. But in addition to that, many other direct actions by humans make this situation even worse.