Breathing in Dagana is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 30 thousand people across 14 districts in Dagana. The average PM2.5 level is 25.2 µg/m³—5.0Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Dagana

Dagana faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 30 thousand across 14 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 25.2µg/m³. That's 5.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 418 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 Dagana met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.98 years longer.

That's 60K years of life stolen from 30 thousand 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 10 most polluted districts in Dagana. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Nichula
    3.8 years lost
  • 2.Lhamoi Zingkha
    3.8 years lost
  • 3.Karmaling
    3.3 years lost
  • 4.Tsangkha
    2.2 years lost
  • 5.Trashiding
    2.1 years lost
  • 6.Drugyelgang
    1.9 years lost
  • 7.Tsendagang
    1.7 years lost
  • 8.Lajab
    1.6 years lost
  • 9.Khipisa
    1.5 years lost
  • 10.Kalidzingkha
    1.4 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
68.3%
21K
25-35 µg/m³
13.6%
4K
> 35 µg/m³
18.2%
5K

All 14 Districts in Dagana

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Lhamoi Zingkha3K
43.9
3.8 years
Tseza3K
19.1
1.4 years
Drugyelgang3K
24.7
1.9 years
Kalidzingkha3K
19.2
1.4 years
Gozhi3K
18.7
1.3 years
Tsendagang3K
22.2
1.7 years
Tsangkha2K
27.4
2.2 years
Trashiding2K
26.2
2.1 years
Gesarling2K
17.5
1.2 years
Karmaling2K
39.1
3.3 years
Khipisa1K
20.0
1.5 years
Lajab1K
21.6
1.6 years
Dorona907
18.2
1.3 years
Nichula523
44.2
3.8 years

Showing 14 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.