Breathing in Alto Paraná is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 846 thousand people across 18 districts in Alto Paraná. The average PM2.5 level is 16.3 µg/m³—3.3× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Alto Paraná

Alto Paraná faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 846 thousand across 18 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 16.3µg/m³. That's 3.3 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 270 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 Alto Paraná met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 1.12 years longer.

That's 948K years of life stolen from 846 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 Alto Paraná. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Hernandarias
    1.2 years lost
  • 2.Ciudad del Este
    1.2 years lost
  • 3.Minga Porá
    1.1 years lost
  • 4.Mbaracayú
    1.1 years lost
  • 5.Itakyry
    1.1 years lost
  • 6.Minga Guazú
    1.1 years lost
  • 7.San Alberto
    1.1 years lost
  • 8.Presidente Franco
    1.1 years lost
  • 9.Domingo Martínez de Irala
    1.1 years lost
  • 10.Yguazú
    1 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
0%
0
5-10 µg/m³
0%
0
10-15 µg/m³
1.8%
15K
15-25 µg/m³
98.2%
831K
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 18 Districts in Alto Paraná

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Ciudad del Este257K
16.8
1.2 years
Presidente Franco128K
15.9
1.1 years
Minga Guazú122K
16.1
1.1 years
Hernandarias85K
17.6
1.2 years
Itakyry41K
16.1
1.1 years
Santa Rita38K
15.0
1.0 years
Juan Emilio O'Leary28K
15.5
1.0 years
Doctor Juan León Mallorquín23K
15.1
1.0 years
Minga Porá16K
16.3
1.1 years
Naranjal15K
14.6
0.9 years
Santa Rosa del Monday15K
15.1
1.0 years
Ñacunday15K
15.2
1.0 years
Mbaracayú12K
16.2
1.1 years
San Cristóbal12K
15.2
1.0 years
Los Cedrales12K
15.6
1.0 years
Yguazú11K
15.7
1.0 years
San Alberto9K
16.0
1.1 years
Domingo Martínez de Irala6K
15.9
1.1 years

Showing 18 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.