Breathing in Ad Daqahliyah is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 7.3 million people across 20 districts in Ad Daqahliyah. The average PM2.5 level is 17.5 µg/m³—3.5× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Ad Daqahliyah

Ad Daqahliyah faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 7.3 million across 20 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 17.5µg/m³. That's 3.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 290 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 Ad Daqahliyah met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.22 years longer.

That's 9.0M years of life stolen from 7.3 million 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 Ad Daqahliyah. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Mit Ghamr
    1.5 years lost
  • 2.As-Sinbillawayn
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Timay al-Imdid
    1.4 years lost
  • 4.Aja
    1.3 years lost
  • 5.Al-Mansurah 1
    1.3 years lost
  • 6.Bani Ubayd
    1.3 years lost
  • 7.Al-Mansurah
    1.2 years lost
  • 8.Al-Mansurah 2
    1.2 years lost
  • 9.Mahalat Dimnah
    1.2 years lost
  • 10.Dikirnis
    1.2 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
0.3%
22K
15-25 µg/m³
99.7%
7.3M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 20 Districts in Ad Daqahliyah

Complete air quality data for every district in Ad Daqahliyah, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Mit Ghamr906K
19.8
1.5 years
Al-Mansurah651K
17.7
1.2 years
As-Sinbillawayn640K
19.3
1.4 years
Bilqas637K
15.1
1.0 years
Aja598K
18.7
1.3 years
Shirbin478K
16.1
1.1 years
Talkha451K
16.6
1.1 years
Dikirnis418K
16.9
1.2 years
Al-Manzilah404K
15.8
1.1 years
Al-Mansurah 1370K
18.1
1.3 years
Minyat an-Nasr335K
16.3
1.1 years
Nabaruh326K
16.5
1.1 years
Al-Mansurah 2245K
17.6
1.2 years
Timay al-Imdid216K
18.9
1.4 years
Al-Matariyah187K
16.7
1.1 years
Bani Ubayd147K
18.0
1.3 years
Al-Jamaliyah127K
15.6
1.0 years
Mit Salsil116K
15.6
1.0 years
Mahalat Dimnah71K
17.2
1.2 years
Gamsa22K
13.3
0.8 years

Showing 20 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.