Breathing in Çorum is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 521 thousand people across 14 districts in Çorum. The average PM2.5 level is 19.3 µg/m³—3.9× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Çorum

Çorum faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 521 thousand across 14 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 19.3µg/m³. That's 3.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 320 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 Çorum met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.4 years longer.

That's 730K years of life stolen from 521 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 Çorum. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Osmancık
    1.7 years lost
  • 2.Merkez
    1.5 years lost
  • 3.Dodurga
    1.5 years lost
  • 4.Laçin
    1.4 years lost
  • 5.Kargı
    1.3 years lost
  • 6.Uğurludağ
    1.3 years lost
  • 7.Bayat
    1.3 years lost
  • 8.Oğuzlar
    1.3 years lost
  • 9.İskilip
    1.3 years lost
  • 10.Sungurlu
    1.2 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
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
100%
521K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 14 Districts in Çorum

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Merkez238K
20.4
1.5 years
Sungurlu58K
17.1
1.2 years
Osmancık44K
21.9
1.7 years
Alaca38K
16.9
1.2 years
İskilip34K
17.8
1.3 years
Bayat26K
18.2
1.3 years
Mecitözü19K
16.9
1.2 years
Kargı18K
18.4
1.3 years
Uğurludağ11K
18.2
1.3 years
Oğuzlar9K
17.9
1.3 years
Laçin8K
19.6
1.4 years
Dodurga8K
19.9
1.5 years
Boğazkale6K
15.7
1.1 years
Ortaköy6K
16.7
1.2 years

Showing 14 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.