Breathing in Hà Nội is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 8.8 million people across 30 districts in Hà Nội. The average PM2.5 level is 40.5 µg/m³—8.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Hà Nội

Hà Nội faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 8.8 million across 30 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 40.5µg/m³. That's 8.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 672 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 Hà Nội met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 3.47 years longer.

That's 30.5M years of life stolen from 8.8 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 Hà Nội. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Quốc Oai
    3.7 years lost
  • 2.Thanh Oai
    3.7 years lost
  • 3.Hoài Đức
    3.6 years lost
  • 4.Hà Đông
    3.6 years lost
  • 5.Chương Mỹ
    3.6 years lost
  • 6.Ba Vì
    3.6 years lost
  • 7.Nam Từ Liêm
    3.6 years lost
  • 8.Phúc Thọ
    3.6 years lost
  • 9.Ứng Hòa
    3.6 years lost
  • 10.Đan Phượng
    3.6 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
100%
8.8M
Districts

All 30 Districts in Hà Nội

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Đống Đa504K
40.7
3.5 years
Hoàng Mai487K
40.8
3.5 years
Đông Anh455K
38.1
3.2 years
Hà Đông409K
41.9
3.6 years
Chương Mỹ388K
41.9
3.6 years
Sóc Sơn387K
35.8
3.0 years
Hai Bà Trưng376K
40.2
3.4 years
Ba Vì328K
41.8
3.6 years
Gia Lâm314K
37.5
3.2 years
Long Biên308K
38.6
3.3 years
Ba Đình308K
40.4
3.5 years
Cầu Giấy307K
41.1
3.5 years
Thanh Xuân305K
41.2
3.5 years
Thường Tín296K
40.2
3.5 years
Bắc Từ Liêm294K
41.4
3.6 years
Thanh Trì268K
41.3
3.6 years
Mê Linh259K
40.6
3.5 years
Thạch Thất252K
41.5
3.6 years
Phú Xuyên250K
40.1
3.4 years
Ứng Hòa248K
41.7
3.6 years
Mỹ Đức231K
38.5
3.3 years
Hoài Đức229K
42.2
3.6 years
Quốc Oai228K
42.7
3.7 years
Nam Từ Liêm226K
41.7
3.6 years
Phúc Thọ217K
41.7
3.6 years
Hoàn Kiếm201K
39.9
3.4 years
Đan Phượng195K
41.7
3.6 years
Thanh Oai180K
42.3
3.7 years
Tây Hồ179K
40.0
3.4 years
Sơn Tây173K
40.9
3.5 years

Showing 30 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.