Breathing in Tillabéry is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 4.2 million people across 6 districts in Tillabéry. The average PM2.5 level is 7.9 µg/m³—1.6× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Tillabéry

Tillabéry faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 4.2 million across 6 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 7.9µg/m³. That's 1.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 131 cigarettes in a year.

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 µg/m³.

Life Expectancy Impact

If Tillabéry met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.27 years longer.

That's 1.1M 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.

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 6 most polluted districts in Tillabéry. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Say
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Kollo
    0.4 years lost
  • 3.Filingué
    0.3 years lost
  • 4.Ouallam
    0.2 years lost
  • 5.Tillabéry
    0.2 years lost
  • 6.Téra
    0.1 years lost

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
100%
4.2M
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 6 Districts in Tillabéry

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Téra1.0M
6.4
0.1 years
Filingué852K
8.5
0.3 years
Kollo691K
9.2
0.4 years
Say644K
9.6
0.5 years
Ouallam600K
7.0
0.2 years
Tillabéry425K
6.5
0.2 years

Showing 6 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.