Breathing in Lempira is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 294 thousand people across 28 districts in Lempira. The average PM2.5 level is 27.9 Āµg/mĀ³ā€”5.6Ɨ higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Lempira

Lempira faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 294 thousand across 28 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 27.9Āµg/mĀ³. That's 5.6 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 463 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 Lempira met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 2.25 years longer.

That's 662K years of life stolen from 294 thousand 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 Lempira. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.La Virtud
    2.6 years lost
  • 2.Virginia
    2.6 years lost
  • 3.Mapulaca
    2.6 years lost
  • 4.San Francisco
    2.6 years lost
  • 5.Piraera
    2.5 years lost
  • 6.San Juan Guarita
    2.5 years lost
  • 7.Candelaria
    2.5 years lost
  • 8.Valladolid
    2.4 years lost
  • 9.Guarita
    2.4 years lost
  • 10.Cololaca
    2.4 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
0%
0
15-25 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
25-35 Āµg/mĀ³
100%
294K
> 35 Āµg/mĀ³
0%
0
Districts

All 28 Districts in Lempira

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³Years Lost
Gracias52K
27.9
2.2 years
Lepaera31K
26.9
2.1 years
La Iguala15K
25.7
2.0 years
Erandique14K
29.1
2.4 years
San AndrƩs14K
28.0
2.3 years
Gualcince13K
29.1
2.4 years
San Sebastian12K
26.0
2.1 years
San Manuel Colohete11K
25.4
2.0 years
Guarita11K
29.2
2.4 years
San Rafael11K
26.4
2.1 years
La UniĆ³n10K
27.4
2.2 years
La Virtud9K
31.2
2.6 years
San Francisco9K
31.1
2.6 years
Piraera8K
30.7
2.5 years
Tambla8K
28.5
2.3 years
Belen8K
26.1
2.1 years
Talgua7K
26.4
2.1 years
Cololaca6K
29.1
2.4 years
Santa Cruz6K
26.8
2.1 years
Las Flores6K
28.8
2.3 years
Valladolid5K
29.3
2.4 years
La Campa5K
25.5
2.0 years
Mapulaca5K
31.2
2.6 years
San Marcos de CaiquĆ­n5K
25.4
2.0 years
Candelaria4K
30.4
2.5 years
San Juan Guarita3K
30.4
2.5 years
TomalƔ3K
28.4
2.3 years
Virginia2K
31.2
2.6 years

Showing 28 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.