Breathing in Shamal Sina' is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 531 thousand people across 11 districts in Shamal Sina'. The average PM2.5 level is 12.3 µg/m³—2.5× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Shamal Sina'

Shamal Sina' faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 531 thousand across 11 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 12.3µg/m³. That's 2.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 204 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 Shamal Sina' met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.73 years longer.

That's 388K years of life stolen from 531 thousand 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 Shamal Sina'. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Shurtah Rumanah
    1 years lost
  • 2.Al-'Arish 2
    0.8 years lost
  • 3.Al-Hasanah
    0.8 years lost
  • 4.Nakhl
    0.8 years lost
  • 5.Bir al-'Abd
    0.7 years lost
  • 6.Al-'Arish 1
    0.7 years lost
  • 7.Al-'Arish 4
    0.7 years lost
  • 8.Rafah
    0.7 years lost
  • 9.Sheikh Zawid
    0.7 years lost
  • 10.Al-'Arish 3
    0.6 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%
531K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 11 Districts in Shamal Sina'

Complete air quality data for every district in Shamal Sina', sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Al-'Arish 1142K
12.3
0.7 years
Rafah140K
11.7
0.7 years
Bir al-'Abd50K
12.4
0.7 years
Shurtah Rumanah47K
14.7
1.0 years
Sheikh Zawid47K
11.7
0.7 years
Al-'Arish 244K
13.1
0.8 years
Shurtah al-Qasimah15K
11.5
0.6 years
Al-Hasanah13K
13.0
0.8 years
Al-'Arish 312K
11.5
0.6 years
Nakhl11K
12.7
0.8 years
Al-'Arish 410K
11.8
0.7 years

Showing 11 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.