Breathing in Qostanay is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 876 thousand people across 17 districts in Qostanay. The average PM2.5 level is 6.8 µg/m³—1.4× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Qostanay

Qostanay faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 876 thousand across 17 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 6.8µg/m³. That's 1.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 113 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

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

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Qostanay met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.18 years longer.

That's 158K years of life stolen from 876 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 Qostanay. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Uzunkol`skiy
    0.2 years lost
  • 2.Qostanay
    0.2 years lost
  • 3.Karabalykskiy
    0.2 years lost
  • 4.Mendykarinskiy
    0.2 years lost
  • 5.Taranovskiy
    0.2 years lost
  • 6.Fyodorovskiy
    0.2 years lost
  • 7.Arkalyk
    0.2 years lost
  • 8.Sarykol`skiy
    0.2 years lost
  • 9.Zhitikarinskiy
    0.1 years lost
  • 10.Altynsarinskiy
    0.1 years lost
Exposure

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
100%
876K
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 17 Districts in Qostanay

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Qostanay389K
7.0
0.2 years
Taranovskiy112K
6.8
0.2 years
Zhitikarinskiy51K
6.5
0.1 years
Auliekol`skiy45K
6.3
0.1 years
Arkalyk41K
6.6
0.2 years
Karabalykskiy29K
7.0
0.2 years
Mendykarinskiy28K
6.9
0.2 years
Karasuskiy26K
6.3
0.1 years
Fyodorovskiy25K
6.7
0.2 years
Uzunkol`skiy23K
7.1
0.2 years
Sarykol`skiy20K
6.6
0.2 years
Denisovskiy18K
6.3
0.1 years
Amangel`dinskiy17K
6.3
0.1 years
Altynsarinskiy15K
6.4
0.1 years
Kamystinskiy13K
6.0
0.1 years
Dzhangil`dinskiy13K
6.3
0.1 years
Naurzumskiy12K
5.8
0.1 years

Showing 17 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.