Air pollution threatens the health of 2.0 million people across 9 districts in Lara. The average PM2.5 level is 18.5 ”g/mÂłâ3.7Ă higher than the WHO guideline.
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Lara faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.0 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 18.5”g/m³. That's 3.7 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 307 cigarettes in a year.
If Lara met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³, the average person would live 1.34 years longer.
That's 2.7M years of life stolen from 2.0 million 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 Lara. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/mÂłâonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in Lara, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 ”g/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iribarren | 1.1M | 19.0 | 1.4 years |
| Palavecino | 302K | 19.3 | 1.4 years |
| Torres | 188K | 14.7 | 1.0 years |
| MorĂĄn | 130K | 17.6 | 1.2 years |
| Jiménez | 116K | 21.6 | 1.6 years |
| Urdaneta | 63K | 13.8 | 0.9 years |
| Andrés Eloy Blanco | 44K | 18.9 | 1.4 years |
| SimĂłn Planas | 35K | 18.2 | 1.3 years |
| Crespo | 9K | 16.0 | 1.1 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.