Breathing in Szabolcs-SzatmĂĄr-Bereg is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 545 thousand people across 11 districts in Szabolcs-SzatmĂĄr-Bereg. The average PM2.5 level is 10.3 ”g/m³—2.1× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Szabolcs-SzatmĂĄr-Bereg

Szabolcs-SzatmĂĄr-Bereg faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 545 thousand across 11 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.3”g/m³. That's 2.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 171 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

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

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Szabolcs-Szatmår-Bereg met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 0.51 years longer.

That's 278K years of life stolen from 545 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Most Polluted

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 10 most polluted districts in Szabolcs-SzatmĂĄr-Bereg. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.TiszavasvĂĄr
    0.6 years lost
  • 2.IbrĂĄny-NagyhalĂĄsz
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.FehĂ©rgyarmat
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Csenger
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.KisvĂĄrda
    0.5 years lost
  • 6.VĂĄsĂĄrosnamĂ©ny
    0.5 years lost
  • 7.NyĂ­regyhĂĄza
    0.5 years lost
  • 8.BaktalĂłrĂĄnthĂĄza
    0.5 years lost
  • 9.MĂĄtĂ©szalka
    0.5 years lost
  • 10.NyĂ­rbĂĄtor
    0.5 years lost
Exposure

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
32.9%
180K
10-15 ”g/m³
67.1%
366K
15-25 ”g/m³
0%
0
25-35 ”g/m³
0%
0
> 35 ”g/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 11 Districts in Szabolcs-SzatmĂĄr-Bereg

Complete air quality data for every district in Szabolcs-SzatmĂĄr-Bereg, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 ”g/m³Years Lost
NyĂ­regyhĂĄza144K
10.2
0.5 years
KisvĂĄrda64K
10.5
0.5 years
Måtészalka62K
9.8
0.5 years
NyĂ­rbĂĄtor41K
9.7
0.5 years
NagykĂĄllĂł40K
9.7
0.5 years
IbrĂĄny-NagyhalĂĄsz39K
10.8
0.6 years
BaktalĂłrĂĄnthĂĄza36K
9.9
0.5 years
TiszavasvĂĄr36K
11.3
0.6 years
Fehérgyarmat35K
10.5
0.5 years
Våsårosnamény33K
10.3
0.5 years
Csenger13K
10.5
0.5 years

Showing 11 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.