Air pollution threatens the health of 947 thousand people across 8 districts in Chüy. The average PM2.5 level is 11.6 µg/m³—2.3× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Chüy faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 947 thousand across 8 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 11.6µg/m³. That's 2.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 192 cigarettes in a year.
If Chüy met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.65 years longer.
That's 616K years of life stolen from 947 thousand 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 8 most polluted districts in Chüy. 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 Chüy, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamüdün | 281K | 12.1 | 0.7 years |
| Sokuluk | 152K | 12.2 | 0.7 years |
| Ysyk-Ata | 126K | 12.1 | 0.7 years |
| Chui | 106K | 11.0 | 0.6 years |
| Jaiyl | 105K | 10.8 | 0.6 years |
| Moskovsky | 92K | 11.7 | 0.7 years |
| Kemin | 44K | 9.2 | 0.4 years |
| Panfilov | 42K | 10.3 | 0.5 years |
Showing 8 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.