Air pollution threatens the health of 934 thousand people across 9 districts in PhĂș YĂȘn. The average PM2.5 level is 14.9 ”g/mÂłâ3.0Ă higher than the WHO guideline.
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PhĂș YĂȘn faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 934 thousand across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 14.9”g/m³. That's 3.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 247 cigarettes in a year.
If PhĂș YĂȘn met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/mÂł, the average person would live 0.98 years longer.
That's 915K years of life stolen from 934 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 9 most polluted districts in PhĂș YĂȘn. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/mÂłâonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in PhĂș YĂȘn, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 ”g/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuy HoĂ | 202K | 15.3 | 1.0 years |
| Tuy An | 121K | 13.2 | 0.8 years |
| ÄĂŽng HĂČa | 116K | 14.8 | 1.0 years |
| PhĂș HoĂ | 116K | 16.3 | 1.1 years |
| TĂąy HoĂ | 109K | 16.3 | 1.1 years |
| SĂŽng Cáș§u | 99K | 12.7 | 0.8 years |
| Äá»ng XuĂąn | 64K | 13.7 | 0.9 years |
| SÆĄn HĂČa | 59K | 15.6 | 1.0 years |
| SĂŽng Hinh | 48K | 16.0 | 1.1 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.