Air pollution threatens the health of 528 thousand people across 5 districts in Kraj Vysočina. The average PM2.5 level is 8.6 µg/m³—1.7× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Kraj Vysočina faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 528 thousand across 5 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.6µg/m³. That's 1.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 143 cigarettes in a year.
If Kraj Vysočina met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.37 years longer.
That's 195K years of life stolen from 528 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 5 most polluted districts in Kraj Vysočina. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Complete air quality data for every district in Kraj Vysočina, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Žďár nad Sázavou | 131K | 8.8 | 0.4 years |
| Třebíč | 114K | 8.9 | 0.4 years |
| Jihlava | 109K | 8.4 | 0.3 years |
| Havlíčkův Brod | 99K | 8.7 | 0.4 years |
| Pelhřimov | 74K | 8.1 | 0.3 years |
Showing 5 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.