Air pollution threatens the health of 240 thousand people across 8 districts in Aurora. The average PM2.5 level is 12.3 Āµg/mĀ³ā2.5Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Aurora faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 240 thousand across 8 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 12.3Āµg/mĀ³. That's 2.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 204 cigarettes in a year.
If Aurora met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.72 years longer.
That's 173K years of life stolen from 240 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 Aurora. 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 Aurora, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Aurora | 47K | 14.3 | 0.9 years |
| Baler | 42K | 13.7 | 0.9 years |
| Dipaculao | 37K | 14.4 | 0.9 years |
| Casiguran | 33K | 8.8 | 0.4 years |
| San Luis | 28K | 12.3 | 0.7 years |
| Dingalan | 26K | 11.2 | 0.6 years |
| Dilasag | 16K | 8.2 | 0.3 years |
| Dinalungan | 11K | 10.4 | 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 Āµg/mĀ³.