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Bogota, Colombia

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All relevant institutions in Colombia’s capital city of over 8 million citizens work together under a collaborative framework to improve air quality for better public health, one that also draws together the efforts of local, regional and national administration.

For the first time, Bogota has set specific goals in our four-year development plan and the government has committed itself to them. We are just approving measures that set up goals to reduce 10 per cent of air pollution in our city on average. It means to continue electrifying our mass transport system, which is based on buses, and advancing a metro system that is fully electric. We are improving infrastructure and security for pedestrians and for bicycle users. We are building an institution for the metropolitan area between Bogotá and the province surrounding us, because air doesn't know administrative and political boundaries."

Claudia López Hernández, Mayor of Bogota
The Air Pollution in

Bogota , Colombia

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240%
OVER THE SAFE LEVEL PM2.5 annual exposure*

*PM 2.5 concentrations measured in micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air (µg/m3) Data: WHO Global Platform on Air Quality & Health

WHO Guideline (10)Lowest level at which premature mortality risk increases in response to long-term exposure

Interim target 1 (35)Associated with 15% higher premature mortality relative to the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m3

Interim target 2 (25)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 1 (35 µg/m3)

Interim target 3 (15)Associated with 6% lower premature mortality risk relative to Interim Target 2 (25 µg/m3)

More about the data

Air Quality & Health Burden Colombia

19,397 Annual Deaths from air pollution
Outdoor AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

National Air Quality

17

annual average PM 2.5

Household AIR POLLUTION

Leading Killer

Ischemic heart disease

Child Deaths (0-5yrs)

107

per year

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