Air pollution threatens the health of 864 thousand people across 8 districts in Qyzylorda. The average PM2.5 level is 10.8 µg/m³—2.2× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Qyzylorda faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 864 thousand across 8 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.8µg/m³. That's 2.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 179 cigarettes in a year.
If Qyzylorda met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.58 years longer.
That's 501K years of life stolen from 864 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 8 most polluted districts in Qyzylorda. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
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.
Complete air quality data for every district in Qyzylorda, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qyzylorda | 315K | 10.8 | 0.6 years |
| Karmakchinskiy | 102K | 9.8 | 0.5 years |
| Zhanakorganskiy | 98K | 12.7 | 0.8 years |
| Shieliyskiy | 95K | 11.4 | 0.6 years |
| Aral`skiy | 86K | 10.3 | 0.5 years |
| Kazalinskiy | 84K | 10.6 | 0.5 years |
| Terenozekskiy | 43K | 10.1 | 0.5 years |
| Zhalagashskiy | 40K | 10.1 | 0.5 years |
Showing 8 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.