Breathing in Raški is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 296 thousand people across 5 districts in Raški. The average PM2.5 level is 15 µg/m³—3.0× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Raški

Raški faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 296 thousand across 5 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 15µg/m³. That's 3.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 249 cigarettes in a year.

Air Quality Trend

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

Life Expectancy Impact

If Raški met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.99 years longer.

That's 293K years of life stolen from 296 thousand people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.

Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

Districts with Highest Pollution

The top 5 most polluted districts in Raški. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Novi Pazar
    1 years lost
  • 2.Tutin
    1 years lost
  • 3.Kraljevo
    1 years lost
  • 4.Raška
    0.9 years lost
  • 5.Vrnjačka Banja
    0.9 years lost

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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
52.1%
154K
15-25 µg/m³
47.9%
142K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 5 Districts in Raški

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Kraljevo113K
14.8
1.0 years
Novi Pazar108K
15.4
1.0 years
Tutin34K
15.0
1.0 years
Raška21K
14.6
0.9 years
Vrnjačka Banja20K
14.3
0.9 years

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