Air pollution threatens the health of 1.4 million people across 6 districts in Lira. The average PM2.5 level is 16.9 µg/m³—3.4× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Lira faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.4 million across 6 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 16.9µg/m³. That's 3.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 280 cigarettes in a year.
If Lira met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.16 years longer.
That's 1.7M years of life stolen from 1.4 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 6 most polluted districts in Lira. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Lira, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erute | 366K | 15.7 | 1.1 years |
| Moroto | 300K | 14.6 | 0.9 years |
| Dokolo | 244K | 18.7 | 1.3 years |
| Kyoga | 195K | 21.2 | 1.6 years |
| Lira | 180K | 16.7 | 1.1 years |
| Otuke | 150K | 16.3 | 1.1 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.