Breathing in ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.4 million people across 9 districts in ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn. The average PM2.5 level is 28.9 ”g/m³—5.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn

ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.4 million across 9 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 28.9”g/m³. That's 5.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 479 cigarettes in a year.

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 ”g/m³.

Life Expectancy Impact

If ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/mÂł, the average person would live 2.34 years longer.

That's 3.3M years of life stolen from 1.4 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 9 most polluted districts in ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Phổ YĂȘn
    2.6 years lost
  • 2.SĂŽng CĂŽng
    2.5 years lost
  • 3.ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn
    2.4 years lost
  • 4.ĐáșĄi Từ
    2.4 years lost
  • 5.PhĂș LÆ°ÆĄng
    2.3 years lost
  • 6.PhĂș BĂŹnh
    2.3 years lost
  • 7.Đồng Há»·
    2.2 years lost
  • 8.Định HĂła
    2.2 years lost
  • 9.VĂ” Nhai
    1.7 years lost

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/m³—only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 ”g/m³
0%
0
5-10 ”g/m³
0%
0
10-15 ”g/m³
0%
0
15-25 ”g/m³
5.7%
80K
25-35 ”g/m³
94.3%
1.3M
> 35 ”g/m³
0%
0

All 9 Districts in ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn

Complete air quality data for every district in ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 ”g/m³Years Lost
ThĂĄi NguyĂȘn414K
29.7
2.4 years
ĐáșĄi Từ199K
29.5
2.4 years
Phổ YĂȘn171K
31.0
2.6 years
PhĂș BĂŹnh163K
28.4
2.3 years
PhĂș LÆ°ÆĄng118K
28.7
2.3 years
Định HĂła109K
27.2
2.2 years
VĂ” Nhai80K
22.1
1.7 years
SĂŽng CĂŽng76K
30.2
2.5 years
Đồng Hỷ72K
27.3
2.2 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.