Breathing in Miyagi is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.2 million people across 36 districts in Miyagi. The average PM2.5 level is 8.7 µg/m³—1.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Miyagi

Miyagi faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.2 million across 36 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.7µg/m³. That's 1.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 144 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

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

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Miyagi met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.37 years longer.

That's 830K years of life stolen from 2.2 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Most Polluted

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 10 most polluted districts in Miyagi. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Iwanuma
    0.4 years lost
  • 2.Natori
    0.4 years lost
  • 3.Watari
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Sendai
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Shibata
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Misato
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Tagajō
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Ōsaki
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Tomiya
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Shikama
    0.4 years lost
Exposure

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%
2.2M
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 36 Districts in Miyagi

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Sendai1.1M
9.1
0.4 years
Ishinomaki131K
7.5
0.2 years
Ōsaki126K
8.9
0.4 years
Tome74K
8.5
0.3 years
Natori71K
9.2
0.4 years
Kurihara64K
8.5
0.3 years
Tagajō56K
8.9
0.4 years
Shiogama50K
8.7
0.4 years
Kesennuma50K
6.7
0.2 years
Tomiya47K
8.8
0.4 years
Iwanuma43K
9.2
0.4 years
Higashimatsushima39K
8.1
0.3 years
Shibata37K
9.0
0.4 years
Taiwa35K
8.7
0.4 years
Shiroishi32K
8.0
0.3 years
Watari31K
9.1
0.4 years
Rifu29K
8.7
0.4 years
Kakuda27K
8.7
0.4 years
Misato22K
8.9
0.4 years
Shichigahama20K
8.4
0.3 years
Kami Town20K
8.5
0.3 years
Ōgawara20K
8.8
0.4 years
Wakuya15K
8.6
0.4 years
Murata15K
8.6
0.3 years
Matsushima13K
8.4
0.3 years
Yamamoto12K
8.2
0.3 years
Marumori12K
7.9
0.3 years
Minamisanriku11K
6.7
0.2 years
Zaō10K
8.0
0.3 years
Shikama8K
8.8
0.4 years
Kawasaki8K
7.7
0.3 years
Ōsato7K
8.6
0.4 years
Motoyoshi7K
6.8
0.2 years
Onagawa6K
6.5
0.1 years
Ōhira6K
8.6
0.4 years
Shichikashuku1K
7.0
0.2 years

Showing 36 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.