Air pollution threatens the health of 4.2 million people across 5 districts in Ouest. The average PM2.5 level is 10.5 ”g/mÂłâ2.1Ă higher than the WHO guideline.
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Ouest faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 4.2 million across 5 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 10.5”g/m³. That's 2.1 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 174 cigarettes in a year.
If Ouest met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 0.56 years longer.
That's 2.4M years of life stolen from 4.2 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 5 most polluted districts in Ouest. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/mÂłâonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Ouest, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 ”g/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port-au-Prince | 2.9M | 11.0 | 0.6 years |
| LĂ©ogĂąne | 538K | 9.6 | 0.5 years |
| Croix-des-Bouquets | 505K | 9.9 | 0.5 years |
| l'Arcahaie | 206K | 9.3 | 0.4 years |
| La GonĂąve | 89K | 7.0 | 0.2 years |
Showing 5 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.