Breathing in Cortés is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.0 million people across 12 districts in CortĂ©s. The average PM2.5 level is 31.1 ”g/m³—6.2× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Cortés

Cortés faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.0 million across 12 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 31.1”g/m³. That's 6.2 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 516 cigarettes in a year.

Trends

Air Quality Trend

Annual PM2.5 levels from 2014 to 2023. The WHO guideline for safe air is 5 ”g/m³.

Health Impact

Life Expectancy Impact

If Cortés met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 2.56 years longer.

That's 5.1M years of life stolen from 2.0 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 Cortés. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.San Manuel
    2.9 years lost
  • 2.Pimienta
    2.9 years lost
  • 3.La Lima
    2.9 years lost
  • 4.Potrerillos
    2.9 years lost
  • 5.Villanueva
    2.8 years lost
  • 6.Santa Cruz de Yojoa
    2.8 years lost
  • 7.San Francisco de Yojoa
    2.7 years lost
  • 8.San Pedro Sula
    2.6 years lost
  • 9.San Antonio de CortĂ©s
    2.5 years lost
  • 10.Choloma
    2.4 years lost
Exposure

Population Exposure by Pollution Level

Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/m³—only populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.

< 5 ”g/m³
0%
0
5-10 ”g/m³
0%
0
10-15 ”g/m³
0%
0
15-25 ”g/m³
6.7%
134K
25-35 ”g/m³
93.3%
1.9M
> 35 ”g/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 12 Districts in Cortés

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 ”g/m³Years Lost
San Pedro Sula1.1M
31.6
2.6 years
Choloma256K
29.8
2.4 years
Villanueva170K
33.2
2.8 years
Puerto Cortés134K
23.4
1.8 years
Santa Cruz de Yojoa99K
33.1
2.8 years
La Lima61K
34.3
2.9 years
Omoa49K
27.4
2.2 years
San Manuel39K
34.7
2.9 years
Potrerillos31K
34.3
2.9 years
San Francisco de Yojoa28K
32.8
2.7 years
San Antonio de Cortés22K
30.3
2.5 years
Pimienta18K
34.4
2.9 years

Showing 12 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.