Breathing in Oum el Bouaghi is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 873 thousand people across 29 districts in Oum el Bouaghi. The average PM2.5 level is 6.8 µg/m³—1.4× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Oum el Bouaghi

Oum el Bouaghi faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 873 thousand across 29 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 6.8µg/m³. That's 1.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 113 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 µg/m³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Oum el Bouaghi met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.17 years longer.

That's 148K years of life stolen from 873 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Most Polluted

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 10 most polluted districts in Oum el Bouaghi. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Bhir El Chergui
    0.3 years lost
  • 2.El Rahia
    0.3 years lost
  • 3.Ain Zitoun
    0.2 years lost
  • 4.El Fedjoudj Boughrara Saoudi
    0.2 years lost
  • 5.Meskiana
    0.2 years lost
  • 6.Belala
    0.2 years lost
  • 7.Zorg
    0.2 years lost
  • 8.Ain Beida
    0.2 years lost
  • 9.Fkirina
    0.2 years lost
  • 10.Oum El Bouaghi
    0.2 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³—only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 µg/m³
0%
0
5-10 µg/m³
100%
873K
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 29 Districts in Oum el Bouaghi

Complete air quality data for every district in Oum el Bouaghi, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Ain Beida155K
7.2
0.2 years
Ain M'Lila117K
6.4
0.1 years
Oum El Bouaghi101K
7.0
0.2 years
Ain El Fakroun79K
6.8
0.2 years
Ain El Kercha46K
6.8
0.2 years
Meskiana43K
7.3
0.2 years
Souk Naamane39K
6.6
0.2 years
Hanchir Toumghani31K
6.4
0.1 years
Berriche27K
6.6
0.2 years
Sigous25K
5.8
0.1 years
Ain Bebouche24K
6.9
0.2 years
Fkirina19K
7.1
0.2 years
Ouled Hamla19K
5.9
0.1 years
Ksar El Sbihi19K
6.6
0.2 years
El Dhaala18K
6.9
0.2 years
El Amiria16K
5.9
0.1 years
Bir Chouhada14K
6.8
0.2 years
El Harmilia12K
6.5
0.2 years
Ouled Gacem11K
6.0
0.1 years
Ain Zitoun10K
7.5
0.2 years
Oued Nini8K
6.9
0.2 years
Ouled Zaoui8K
6.4
0.1 years
El Fedjoudj Boughrara Saoudi6K
7.4
0.2 years
El Djazia6K
6.9
0.2 years
Ain El Diss5K
6.9
0.2 years
Belala4K
7.3
0.2 years
El Rahia4K
7.6
0.3 years
Bhir El Chergui3K
8.1
0.3 years
Zorg3K
7.3
0.2 years

Showing 29 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.