Breathing in Cherkasy is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.2 million people across 23 districts in Cherkasy. The average PM2.5 level is 8.9 µg/m³—1.8× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Cherkasy

Cherkasy faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.2 million across 23 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 8.9µg/m³. That's 1.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 148 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 Cherkasy met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.37 years longer.

That's 460K years of life stolen from 1.2 million 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 Cherkasy. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Kanivs'ka
    0.5 years lost
  • 2.Kanivs'kyi
    0.5 years lost
  • 3.Cherkas'ka
    0.4 years lost
  • 4.Cherkas'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 5.Monastyryshchens'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Zhashkivs'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Khrystynivs'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Korsun'-Shevchenkivs'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Man'kivs'kyi
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Umans'kyi
    0.4 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%
1.2M
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 23 Districts in Cherkasy

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Cherkas'ka249K
9.6
0.4 years
Cherkas'kyi109K
9.2
0.4 years
Smilians'kyi97K
8.5
0.3 years
Zolotonis'kyi69K
8.5
0.3 years
Umans'ka65K
8.9
0.4 years
Umans'kyi63K
8.9
0.4 years
Zvenyhorods'kyi58K
8.7
0.4 years
Shpolians'kyi46K
8.3
0.3 years
Horodyshchens'kyi42K
8.4
0.3 years
Korsun'-Shevchenkivs'kyi42K
8.9
0.4 years
Chornobaivs'kyi41K
8.5
0.3 years
Kanivs'kyi37K
9.6
0.5 years
Monastyryshchens'kyi36K
9.0
0.4 years
Zhashkivs'kyi36K
8.9
0.4 years
Drabivs'kyi36K
8.0
0.3 years
Tal'nivs'kyi35K
8.6
0.3 years
Khrystynivs'kyi34K
8.9
0.4 years
Katerynopil's'kyi33K
8.6
0.4 years
Man'kivs'kyi28K
8.9
0.4 years
Kamians'kyi27K
8.3
0.3 years
Chyhyryns'kyi27K
8.6
0.4 years
Lysians'kyi24K
8.8
0.4 years
Kanivs'ka9K
9.8
0.5 years

Showing 23 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.