Air pollution threatens the health of 199 thousand people across 9 districts in Valle. The average PM2.5 level is 26.7 Āµg/mĀ³ā5.3Ć higher than the WHO guideline.
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Valle faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 199 thousand across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 26.7Āµg/mĀ³. That's 5.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5Āµg/mĀ³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 443 cigarettes in a year.
If Valle met the WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³, the average person would live 2.13 years longer.
That's 423K years of life stolen from 199 thousand 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 9 most polluted districts in Valle. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 Āµg/mĀ³āonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Valle, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 Āµg/mĀ³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacaome | 69K | 26.1 | 2.1 years |
| San Lorenzo | 56K | 28.3 | 2.3 years |
| Langue | 18K | 25.2 | 2.0 years |
| GoascorƔn | 17K | 24.4 | 1.9 years |
| Alianza | 12K | 25.9 | 2.0 years |
| Aramecina | 8K | 27.6 | 2.2 years |
| Amapala | 7K | 27.7 | 2.2 years |
| San Francisco de Coray | 7K | 25.4 | 2.0 years |
| Caridad | 4K | 29.6 | 2.4 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 Āµg/mĀ³.