Breathing in Donets'k is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 1.3 million people across 48 districts in Donets'k. The average PM2.5 level is 12.7 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”2.5Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Donets'k

Donets'k faces significant air pollution challenges. 98% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.3 million across 48 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 12.7Āµg/mĀ³. That's 2.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 211 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 Āµg/mĀ³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Donets'k met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 0.76 years longer.

That's 983K years of life stolen from 1.3 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 Donets'k. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.n.a. ( 511)
    1 years lost
  • 2.Makiā€¹vs'ka
    1 years lost
  • 3.n.a. ( 488)
    0.9 years lost
  • 4.Donets'ka
    0.9 years lost
  • 5.Ienakiievs'ka
    0.9 years lost
  • 6.Khartsyz'ka
    0.9 years lost
  • 7.Zhdanivs'ka
    0.9 years lost
  • 8.Horlivs'ka
    0.9 years lost
  • 9.Shakhtars'kyi
    0.9 years lost
  • 10.Iasynuvats'kyi
    0.9 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
5-10 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
10-15 Āµg/mĀ³
99.3%
1.3M
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
0.7%
9K
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
Districts

All 48 Districts in Donets'k

Complete air quality data for every district in Donets'k, sorted by population.

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Donets'ka211K
14.4
0.9 years
Mariupol's'ka162K
11.2
0.6 years
Kramators'ka92K
12.1
0.7 years
Makiā€¹vs'ka81K
14.9
1.0 years
Horlivs'ka56K
14.1
0.9 years
Krasnoarmiis'kyi46K
11.9
0.7 years
Slovians'ka45K
12.0
0.7 years
Volnovas'kyi44K
11.1
0.6 years
Kostiantynivs'ka39K
12.8
0.8 years
Artemivs'ka37K
12.6
0.7 years
Marā€¹ns'kyi35K
12.0
0.7 years
Krasnoarmiis'ka34K
11.7
0.7 years
Artemivs'kyi30K
12.7
0.8 years
Shakhtars'kyi29K
14.0
0.9 years
Dzerzhyns'ka24K
13.3
0.8 years
Ienakiievs'ka24K
14.3
0.9 years
Slovians'kyi21K
11.7
0.7 years
Krasnolymans'kyi20K
11.4
0.6 years
Kostiantynivs'kyi20K
12.7
0.8 years
Velykonovosilkivs'kyi18K
10.0
0.5 years
Novoazovs'kyi17K
11.0
0.6 years
Iasynuvats'ka16K
13.8
0.9 years
Snizhnens'ka14K
12.1
0.7 years
Dobropil's'kyi14K
11.3
0.6 years
Amvrosiā€¹vs'kyi14K
13.1
0.8 years
Dobropil's'ka14K
11.3
0.6 years
Iasynuvats'kyi13K
13.8
0.9 years
Torez'ka13K
12.7
0.8 years
Pershotravnevyi12K
10.0
0.5 years
Shakhtars'ka11K
13.6
0.8 years
Volodars'kyi11K
10.0
0.5 years
Starobeshivs'kyi11K
12.7
0.8 years
Vuhledars'ka10K
13.8
0.9 years
Novohrodivs'ka10K
11.8
0.7 years
n.a. ( 511)9K
15.2
1.0 years
Oleksandrivs'kyi9K
10.6
0.5 years
Selydovs'ka7K
12.1
0.7 years
Tel'manivs'kyi6K
10.6
0.6 years
n.a. ( 394)6K
12.7
0.8 years
Krasnolymans'ka2K
12.0
0.7 years
Zhdanivs'ka1K
14.1
0.9 years
n.a. ( 488)1K
14.6
0.9 years
n.a. ( 493)566
13.2
0.8 years
n.a. ( 181)247
13.1
0.8 years
n.a. ( 319)207
11.3
0.6 years
Khartsyz'ka116
14.1
0.9 years
n.a. ( 384)76
10.6
0.6 years
Kirovs'ka0
0.0
0.0 years

Showing 48 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.