Breathing in Southern Leyte is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 398 thousand people across 19 districts in Southern Leyte. The average PM2.5 level is 12.2 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”2.4Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Southern Leyte

Southern Leyte faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 398 thousand across 19 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 12.2Āµg/mĀ³. That's 2.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 202 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 Āµg/mĀ³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Southern Leyte met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.71 years longer.

That's 283K years of life stolen from 398 thousand 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 Southern Leyte. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Bontoc
    0.8 years lost
  • 2.Tomas Oppus
    0.8 years lost
  • 3.Maasin City
    0.8 years lost
  • 4.Sogod
    0.7 years lost
  • 5.Malitbog
    0.7 years lost
  • 6.Saint Bernard
    0.7 years lost
  • 7.Libagon
    0.7 years lost
  • 8.Hinunangan
    0.7 years lost
  • 9.San Juan
    0.7 years lost
  • 10.Liloan
    0.7 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
5-10 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
10-15 Āµg/mĀ³
100%
398K
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
Districts

All 19 Districts in Southern Leyte

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Maasin City83K
12.7
0.8 years
Sogod47K
12.6
0.7 years
Saint Bernard29K
12.1
0.7 years
Bontoc28K
13.6
0.8 years
Hinunangan24K
11.9
0.7 years
Tomas Oppus22K
13.3
0.8 years
Liloan22K
11.7
0.7 years
Macrohon21K
11.6
0.6 years
Malitbog20K
12.5
0.7 years
Libagon15K
12.0
0.7 years
San Francisco14K
11.2
0.6 years
Hinundayan14K
11.6
0.6 years
Silago13K
11.5
0.6 years
San Juan10K
11.7
0.7 years
Padre Burgos10K
11.2
0.6 years
San Ricardo9K
11.1
0.6 years
Anahawan8K
11.6
0.6 years
Pintuyan7K
10.9
0.6 years
Limasawa3K
10.8
0.6 years

Showing 19 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.