Breathing in Qina is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 4.2 million people across 13 districts in Qina. The average PM2.5 level is 13.3 µg/m³—2.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Qina

Qina faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 4.2 million across 13 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.3µg/m³. That's 2.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 221 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 Qina met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.83 years longer.

That's 3.5M years of life stolen from 4.2 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 Qina. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Dishna
    0.9 years lost
  • 2.Naj' Hammadi
    0.9 years lost
  • 3.Qus
    0.9 years lost
  • 4.Al-Waqf
    0.8 years lost
  • 5.Naqadah
    0.8 years lost
  • 6.Farshut
    0.8 years lost
  • 7.Abu Tisht
    0.8 years lost
  • 8.Unorganized in Qina
    0.8 years lost
  • 9.Armant
    0.8 years lost
  • 10.Qift
    0.8 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
100%
4.2M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 13 Districts in Qina

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Unorganized in Qina692K
13.2
0.8 years
Qina680K
12.7
0.8 years
Naj' Hammadi576K
13.9
0.9 years
Abu Tisht473K
13.3
0.8 years
Qus418K
13.7
0.9 years
Dishna401K
13.9
0.9 years
Isna234K
12.2
0.7 years
Farshut191K
13.4
0.8 years
Naqadah175K
13.6
0.8 years
Qift154K
13.1
0.8 years
Armant120K
13.1
0.8 years
Al-Waqf87K
13.6
0.8 years
Qina City31K
11.7
0.7 years

Showing 13 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.