Breathing in Saint-Barthélemy is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 6 thousand people across 2 regions in Saint-Barthélemy. The average PM2.5 level is 2.5 µg/m³, within the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

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Air Pollution in Saint-Barthélemy

Saint-Barthélemy faces significant air pollution challenges. 0% of states exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 6 thousand across 2 states at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 2.5µg/m³. That's 0.5 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 41 cigarettes in a year.

Life Expectancy Impact

Every person in Saint-Barthélemy is losing 0 years of their life to air pollution. This isn't just a statistic—it's grandparents who won't see their grandchildren graduate. Parents missing birthdays. Lives cut short. Breathing kills.

These stolen years come from diseases you know—COPD that makes every breath a struggle, lung cancer that turns healthy tissue deadly, heart attacks that strike without warning, strokes that change everything in an instant. Air pollution doesn't just kill. It damages your body from the inside, every single day.

Across Saint-Barthélemy, 0 years of life hang in the balance. That's the collective future being taken from 6 thousand people—simply by breathing.

States with Highest Pollution

The top 2 most polluted regions in Saint-Barthélemy by PM2.5 levels. These regions face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

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
100%
6K
5-10 µg/m³
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
0%
0
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0