Full Title: Air Quality Life Index Democratic Republic of the Congo Fact Sheet
Author(s): Air Quality Life Index
Publisher(s): Air Quality Life Index
Publication Date: September 10, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) shortens the average Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) resident’s life
expectancy by 2.9 years, relative to what it would be if the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline of 5 µg/m³ was
met. DRC is the most polluted country in the African continent—with pollution shortening people’s life expectancy by
as much as 4.4 years in the country’s most polluted regions.