Air pollution threatens the health of 3.4 million people across 7 districts in SĂ©gou. The average PM2.5 level is 6.2 ”g/mÂłâ1.2Ă higher than the WHO guideline.
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SĂ©gou faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 3.4 million across 7 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 6.2”g/m³. That's 1.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 103 cigarettes in a year.
If Ségou met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 0.11 years longer.
That's 377K 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 7 most polluted districts in SĂ©gou. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/mÂłâonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in SĂ©gou, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 ”g/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| SĂ©gou | 1.0M | 6.4 | 0.1 years |
| Niono | 532K | 5.5 | 0.0 years |
| San | 488K | 6.6 | 0.2 years |
| Bla | 417K | 6.8 | 0.2 years |
| Macina | 347K | 6.0 | 0.1 years |
| Barouéli | 326K | 6.3 | 0.1 years |
| Tominian | 318K | 5.8 | 0.1 years |
Showing 7 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.