Breathing in Al Iskandariyah is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 5.6 million people across 16 districts in Al Iskandariyah. The average PM2.5 level is 14.9 µg/m³—3.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Al Iskandariyah

Al Iskandariyah faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 5.6 million across 16 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.9µg/m³. That's 3.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 247 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 Al Iskandariyah met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.97 years longer.

That's 5.4M years of life stolen from 5.6 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 Al Iskandariyah. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Al-'Amriyah
    1.2 years lost
  • 2.Unorganized in Al Iskandariyah
    1.1 years lost
  • 3.New Burj al-'Arab City
    1.1 years lost
  • 4.Ad-Dukhaylah
    1 years lost
  • 5.Burj al-'Arab
    1 years lost
  • 6.Muharam Bik
    1 years lost
  • 7.Port al-Basal
    1 years lost
  • 8.Karmuz
    1 years lost
  • 9.Al-Jumruk
    1 years lost
  • 10.Bab Sharqi
    1 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
52.9%
3.0M
15-25 µg/m³
47.1%
2.6M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 16 Districts in Al Iskandariyah

Complete air quality data for every district in Al Iskandariyah, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Al-Muntazah1.5M
14.1
0.9 years
Al-'Amriyah699K
16.8
1.2 years
Ar-Raml 2495K
14.5
0.9 years
Ar-Raml 1469K
13.6
0.8 years
Ad-Dukhaylah417K
15.7
1.0 years
Muharam Bik355K
15.4
1.0 years
Sidi Jabir327K
14.5
0.9 years
Port al-Basal312K
15.3
1.0 years
Burj al-'Arab288K
15.6
1.0 years
Bab Sharqi178K
15.0
1.0 years
Karmuz175K
15.2
1.0 years
Al-'Atarin118K
14.9
1.0 years
Al-Jumruk115K
15.1
1.0 years
New Burj al-'Arab City87K
15.9
1.1 years
Port Alexandria Police Departmen36K
14.6
0.9 years
Unorganized in Al Iskandariyah14K
16.3
1.1 years

Showing 16 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.