Air pollution threatens the health of 3.3 million people across 5 districts in Normandie. The average PM2.5 level is 6.9 Āµg/mĀ³ā1.4Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Normandie faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 3.3 million across 5 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 6.9Āµg/mĀ³. That's 1.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 114 cigarettes in a year.
If Normandie met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.18 years longer.
That's 594K years of life stolen from 3.3 million 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 Normandie. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Normandie, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seine-Maritime | 1.3M | 7.5 | 0.2 years |
| Calvados | 689K | 6.8 | 0.2 years |
| Eure | 596K | 7.1 | 0.2 years |
| Manche | 485K | 5.9 | 0.1 years |
| Orne | 275K | 6.0 | 0.1 years |
Showing 5 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.