Breathing in Miranda is Injurious to Health.

Air pollution threatens the health of 2.9 million people across 21 districts in Miranda. The average PM2.5 level is 12.2 µg/m³—2.4× higher than the WHO guideline.

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Overview

Air Pollution in Miranda

Miranda faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 2.9 million across 21 districts at risk.

The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 12.2µg/m³. That's 2.4 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5µg/m³.

This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 202 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 Miranda met the WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³, the average person would live 0.71 years longer.

That's 2.0M years of life stolen from 2.9 million 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 Miranda. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.

  • 1.Urdaneta
    0.9 years lost
  • 2.Lander
    0.9 years lost
  • 3.Cristóbal Rojas
    0.8 years lost
  • 4.Simón Bolívar
    0.8 years lost
  • 5.Independencia
    0.8 years lost
  • 6.Guaicaipuro
    0.8 years lost
  • 7.Paz Castillo
    0.7 years lost
  • 8.Baruta
    0.7 years lost
  • 9.Los Salias
    0.7 years lost
  • 10.Chacao
    0.7 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
3.2%
92K
10-15 µg/m³
96.8%
2.8M
15-25 µg/m³
0%
0
25-35 µg/m³
0%
0
> 35 µg/m³
0%
0
Districts

All 21 Districts in Miranda

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

DistrictPopulationPM2.5 µg/m³Years Lost
Baruta498K
12.3
0.7 years
Guaicaipuro326K
12.7
0.8 years
Sucre302K
11.9
0.7 years
Plaza255K
10.7
0.6 years
Urdaneta197K
14.1
0.9 years
Zamora182K
10.5
0.5 years
Lander181K
13.9
0.9 years
Independencia168K
13.1
0.8 years
Chacao101K
12.3
0.7 years
Cristóbal Rojas99K
13.4
0.8 years
Acevedo91K
11.2
0.6 years
Paz Castillo81K
12.6
0.7 years
Carrizal63K
12.1
0.7 years
Brión61K
9.5
0.4 years
El Hatillo61K
11.8
0.7 years
Simón Bolívar51K
13.1
0.8 years
Páez39K
10.5
0.5 years
Buroz31K
9.8
0.5 years
Los Salias29K
12.3
0.7 years
Pedro Gual29K
10.2
0.5 years
Andrés Bello22K
10.2
0.5 years

Showing 21 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.