Air pollution threatens the health of 3.6 million people across 9 districts in Maritime. The average PM2.5 level is 14.8 Āµg/mĀ³ā3.0Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Maritime faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 3.6 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.8Āµg/mĀ³. That's 3.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 246 cigarettes in a year.
If Maritime met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.96 years longer.
That's 3.5M years of life stolen from 3.6 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 9 most polluted districts in Maritime. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Maritime, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| LomƩ | 1.1M | 15.3 | 1.0 years |
| Agoe-Nyive | 719K | 14.7 | 1.0 years |
| Zio | 415K | 14.3 | 0.9 years |
| Golfe | 365K | 14.8 | 1.0 years |
| Vo | 297K | 13.5 | 0.8 years |
| Lacs | 244K | 14.6 | 0.9 years |
| Yoto | 237K | 15.5 | 1.0 years |
| Bas-Mono | 136K | 14.8 | 1.0 years |
| AvƩ | 106K | 14.0 | 0.9 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.