Breathing in Azua is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 231 thousand people across 10 districts in Azua. The average PM2.5 level is 10.2 µg/m³—2.0Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Air Pollution in Azua

Azua faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 231 thousand across 10 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.2µg/m³. That's 2.0 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 169 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 Azua met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.52 years longer.

That's 120K years of life stolen from 231 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 10 most polluted districts in Azua. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Las Yayas de Viajama
    0.6 years lost
  • 2.Azua de Compostela
    0.6 years lost
  • 3.Villa Tabara Arriba
    0.5 years lost
  • 4.Padre Las Casas
    0.5 years lost
  • 5.Estebania
    0.4 years lost
  • 6.Guayabal
    0.4 years lost
  • 7.Peralta
    0.4 years lost
  • 8.Pueblo Viejo
    0.4 years lost
  • 9.Sabana Yegua
    0.4 years lost
  • 10.Las Charcas
    0.3 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
36%
83K
10-15 µg/m³
64%
148K
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0

All 10 Districts in Azua

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Azua de Compostela91K
10.8
0.6 years
Villa Tabara Arriba36K
10.4
0.5 years
Las Yayas de Viajama22K
10.8
0.6 years
Padre Las Casas21K
10.0
0.5 years
Pueblo Viejo15K
8.8
0.4 years
Peralta12K
9.3
0.4 years
Sabana Yegua12K
8.7
0.4 years
Las Charcas9K
8.5
0.3 years
Estebania9K
9.5
0.4 years
Guayabal5K
9.4
0.4 years

Showing 10 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.