PM2.5 stands for particulate matter 2.5 microns or smaller. These particles are 30 times thinner than a human hair and come from car exhaust, power plants, wildfires, and burning fuel. They are small enough to bypass your body's natural defenses and enter your bloodstream.

How does air pollution affect the body?

Air pollution affects virtually every organ in the body. PM2.5 particles enter your lungs, pass into your bloodstream, and travel to your heart, brain, kidneys, liver, and other organs. This causes chronic inflammation, increasing risks of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, dementia, and many other conditions.

How many people are affected by air pollution?

99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds WHO safety guidelines. Air pollution kills approximately 8 million people every year—more than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.

Honduras's Francisco Morazán Air Pollution Report

Overview

Air Pollution in Francisco Morazán

Francisco Morazán faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.9 million across 28 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 28.8µg/m³. That's 5.8 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 478 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 Francisco Morazán met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 2.33 years longer.

That's 4.4M years of life stolen from 1.9 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 Francisco Morazán. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

1.Marale
2.6 years lost
2.El Porvenir
2.5 years lost
3.Distrito Central
2.4 years lost
4.Reitoca
2.3 years lost
5.Lepaterique
2.3 years lost
6.San Ignacio
2.3 years lost
7.Villa de San Francisco
2.2 years lost
8.Alubarén
2.2 years lost
9.Curarén
2.2 years lost
10.Vallecillo
2.2 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

5-10 µg/m³

10-15 µg/m³

15-25 µg/m³

4.4%

83K

25-35 µg/m³

95.6%

1.8M

> 35 µg/m³

Districts

All 28 Districts in Francisco Morazán

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

District	Population	PM2.5 µg/m³	Years Lost
Distrito Central	1.4M	29.5	2.4 years
San Antonio de Oriente	70K	26.3	2.1 years
Guaimaca	46K	24.2	1.9 years
Talanga	41K	26.4	2.1 years
Cedros	31K	26.4	2.1 years
Valle de Ángeles	22K	26.1	2.1 years
El Porvenir	19K	30.5	2.5 years
Santa Lucía	19K	26.6	2.1 years
Sabanagrande	19K	25.2	2.0 years
San Ignacio	17K	28.6	2.3 years
Lepaterique	15K	28.7	2.3 years
San Juan de Flores	15K	26.9	2.1 years
Orica	13K	26.7	2.1 years
Santa Ana	13K	24.3	1.9 years
Tatumbla	10K	24.9	2.0 years
Curarén	10K	27.4	2.2 years
Ojojona	10K	25.1	2.0 years
Villa de San Francisco	8K	27.8	2.2 years
Marale	8K	31.3	2.6 years
Maraita	7K	24.2	1.9 years
Reitoca	7K	28.8	2.3 years
Vallecillo	6K	27.3	2.2 years
La Venta	5K	26.4	2.1 years
San Buenaventura	4K	24.2	1.9 years
Alubarén	4K	27.5	2.2 years
Nueva Armenia	3K	24.4	1.9 years
La Libertad	2K	25.8	2.0 years
San Miguelito	1K	26.9	2.1 years

Showing 28 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

Breathing in Francisco Morazán is Injurious to Health.