Breathing in Trà Vinh is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.1 million people across 9 districts in Trà Vinh. The average PM2.5 level is 18.4 µg/m³—3.7× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Trà Vinh

Trà Vinh faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.1 million across 9 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 18.4µg/m³. That's 3.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 305 cigarettes in a year.

Air Quality Trend

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

Life Expectancy Impact

If Trà Vinh met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.31 years longer.

That's 1.4M years of life stolen from 1.1 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 Trà Vinh. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Cầu Ngang
    1.4 years lost
  • 2.Duyên Hải
    1.4 years lost
  • 3.Châu Thành
    1.3 years lost
  • 4.Duyên Hải (Thị xã)
    1.3 years lost
  • 5.Trà Cú
    1.3 years lost
  • 6.Trà Vinh
    1.3 years lost
  • 7.Càng Long
    1.3 years lost
  • 8.Cầu Kè
    1.3 years lost
  • 9.Tiểu Cần
    1.2 years lost

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
100%
1.1M
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 9 Districts in Trà Vinh

Complete air quality data for every district in Trà Vinh, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Trà Cú170K
18.2
1.3 years
Càng Long160K
18.1
1.3 years
Cầu Ngang143K
19.5
1.4 years
Châu Thành135K
18.5
1.3 years
Trà Vinh123K
18.2
1.3 years
Cầu Kè120K
18.0
1.3 years
Tiểu Cần118K
17.8
1.2 years
Duyên Hải (Thị xã)67K
18.4
1.3 years
Duyên Hải63K
19.2
1.4 years

Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.