Similarly, looking at the database of human health, total outpatient (OPD) visits, and the percentage shared by the respiratory disease (ARI) for two years, it quite clearly reflects the increasing trend of respiratory disease. From 1996 till 1998, number of ARI patient is increasing at the rate of percent per year. Similarly, share of ARI patient out of total OPD visit has been increased from to percent within the same span of time. Similarly, the total annual mortality cases in the Kathmandu valley due to air pollution is estimated to be 84 and the number of respiratory.
