Air pollution threatens the health of 1.0 million people across 7 districts in Muyinga. The average PM2.5 level is 26 Āµg/mĀ³ā5.2Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Muyinga faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.0 million across 7 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 26Āµg/mĀ³. That's 5.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 431 cigarettes in a year.
If Muyinga met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 2.06 years longer.
That's 2.1M years of life stolen from 1.0 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 7 most polluted districts in Muyinga. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Muyinga, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giteranyi | 245K | 27.6 | 2.2 years |
| Muyinga | 227K | 25.5 | 2.0 years |
| Butihinda | 160K | 25.0 | 2.0 years |
| Gasorwe | 134K | 24.9 | 2.0 years |
| Gashoho | 107K | 25.7 | 2.0 years |
| Buhinyuza | 88K | 26.8 | 2.1 years |
| Mwakiro | 71K | 26.3 | 2.1 years |
Showing 7 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.