2. Afghanistan
Score – 19
Having asthma in Afghanistan isn’t such a great thing. On top of the climate that’s not going to do any wonders for the suffering, the country ranks third among the world’s countries with the dirtiest air. It also ranked the third among the countries with the most polluted air, mostly due to the burning of plastic as fuel in areas surrounded by high mountains.
The country has been a member of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control since 2010 and has apparently voted some laws against public smoking back in 2014. This should make things a bit better for those with asthma, but it’s not going to improve things by a lot.
