Air pollution threatens the health of 3.4 million people across 9 districts in Lomami. The average PM2.5 level is 32.6 µg/m³—6.5× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Lomami faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 3.4 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 32.6µg/m³. That's 6.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 541 cigarettes in a year.
If Lomami met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 2.68 years longer.
That's 9.0M years of life stolen from 3.4 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 9 most polluted districts in Lomami. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Lomami, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngandajika | 891K | 31.9 | 2.6 years |
| Luilu | 776K | 34.9 | 2.9 years |
| Kabinda | 614K | 32.4 | 2.7 years |
| Lubao | 526K | 30.0 | 2.4 years |
| Mwene-Ditu | 248K | 34.8 | 2.9 years |
| Ngandajika (ville) | 153K | 30.4 | 2.5 years |
| Kabinda (ville) | 87K | 32.0 | 2.6 years |
| Kamiji | 65K | 36.8 | 3.1 years |
| Lubao (ville) | 14K | 30.8 | 2.5 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.