Air pollution threatens the health of 1.3 million people across 7 districts in Osh. The average PM2.5 level is 13.5 Āµg/mĀ³ā2.7Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Osh faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.3 million across 7 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 13.5Āµg/mĀ³. That's 2.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 224 cigarettes in a year.
If Osh met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.84 years longer.
That's 1.1M years of life stolen from 1.3 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 7 most polluted districts in Osh. 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 Osh, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kara-Suu | 405K | 14.3 | 0.9 years |
| Nookat | 270K | 13.0 | 0.8 years |
| Uzgen | 266K | 12.9 | 0.8 years |
| Aravan | 109K | 17.0 | 1.2 years |
| Kara-Kuldja | 92K | 13.4 | 0.8 years |
| Alai | 82K | 9.8 | 0.5 years |
| Chong-Alay | 28K | 8.2 | 0.3 years |
Showing 7 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.