Air pollution threatens the health of 135 thousand people across 9 districts in Magadan. The average PM2.5 level is 6.3 µg/m³—1.3× higher than the WHO guideline.
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Magadan faces significant air pollution challenges. 78% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 135 thousand across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 6.3µg/m³. That's 1.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 105 cigarettes in a year.
If Magadan met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.1 years longer.
That's 14K years of life stolen from 135 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 9 most polluted districts in Magadan. 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 Magadan, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magadan gorsovet | 82K | 6.5 | 0.1 years |
| Ol'skiy rayon | 14K | 6.5 | 0.1 years |
| Yagodninskiy rayon | 9K | 5.9 | 0.1 years |
| Susumanskiy rayon | 8K | 4.7 | 0.0 years |
| Khasynskiy rayon | 7K | 6.8 | 0.2 years |
| Omsukchanskiy rayon | 5K | 6.3 | 0.1 years |
| Ten'kinskiy rayon | 5K | 6.4 | 0.1 years |
| Srednekanskiy rayon | 3K | 6.0 | 0.1 years |
| Severo-Evenskiy rayon | 2K | 4.2 | 0.0 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.