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Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation

How many deaths per 100,000 people are linked to dirty water and to the absence of sanitation and hygiene.

Unit: per 100,000 people Period: 2019–2019 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 17 per 100k Countries: 183

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2019.

Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation, 2019

Top-20 · per 100,000 people

Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation, 2019050100150LesothoLesotho: 108.1 per 100k108.1ChadChad: 99.2 per 100k99.2SomaliaSomalia: 99.2 per 100k99.2Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 97 per 100k97NigeriaNigeria: 71.7 per 100k71.7NigerNiger: 70.3 per 100k70.3Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 69.5 per 100k69.5South SudanSouth Sudan: 68.1 per 100k68.1EritreaEritrea: 66.5 per 100k66.5MaliMali: 66.1 per 100k66.1Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 60.9 per 100k60.9BeninBenin: 60.2 per 100k60.2GuineaGuinea: 57.8 per 100k57.8BurundiBurundi: 53.3 per 100k53.3Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 52.3 per 100k52.3Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 49.4 per 100k49.4AngolaAngola: 48.9 per 100k48.9CameroonCameroon: 47.3 per 100k47.3Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire: 47 per 100k47EswatiniEswatini: 46.5 per 100k46.5
Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation — 2019 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 LS Lesotho 108.1 2019 183
2 TD Chad 99.2 2019 181
3 SO Somalia 99.2 2019 181
4 CF Central African Republic 97 2019 180
5 NG Nigeria 71.7 2019 179
6 NE Niger 70.3 2019 178
7 SL Sierra Leone 69.5 2019 177
8 SS South Sudan 68.1 2019 176
9 ER Eritrea 66.5 2019 175
10 ML Mali 66.1 2019 174
11 BF Burkina Faso 60.9 2019 173
12 BJ Benin 60.2 2019 172
13 GN Guinea 57.8 2019 171
14 BI Burundi 53.3 2019 170
15 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 52.3 2019 169
16 GW Guinea-Bissau 49.4 2019 168
17 AO Angola 48.9 2019 167
18 CM Cameroon 47.3 2019 166
19 CI Côte d'Ivoire 47 2019 165
20 SZ Eswatini 46.5 2019 164
21 MZ Mozambique 45.6 2019 163
22 KM Comoros 43.8 2019 162
23 TG Togo 42.4 2019 161
24 ET Ethiopia 40.7 2019 160
25 MG Madagascar 40.1 2019 159
26 PK Pakistan 38.8 2019 158
27 MR Mauritania 37.8 2019 157
28 DJ Djibouti 37.6 2019 156
29 KI Kiribati 37.4 2019 155
30 IN India 36.4 2019 154
31 ZW Zimbabwe 36.2 2019 153
32 ZM Zambia 35.8 2019 152
33 LR Liberia 34.6 2019 151
34 SB Solomon Islands 32.7 2019 150
35 SN Senegal 31.7 2019 149
36 MW Malawi 30.8 2019 148
37 TZ Tanzania 30.2 2019 147
38 GQ Equatorial Guinea 29.7 2019 146
39 GM Gambia 29.5 2019 145
40 KE Kenya 29 2019 144
41 NA Namibia 28.8 2019 143
42 UG Uganda 28.1 2019 142
43 ZA South Africa 27.6 2019 141
44 BW Botswana 26.8 2019 140
45 CG Republic of the Congo 26.4 2019 139
46 HT Haiti 25.9 2019 138
47 GH Ghana 25.2 2019 137
48 RW Rwanda 25 2019 135
49 VU Vanuatu 25 2019 135
50 PG Papua New Guinea 24.9 2019 134
51 LA Laos 20.5 2019 133
52 TL Timor-Leste 20.4 2019 132
53 BD Bangladesh 18.2 2019 131
54 NP Nepal 17.8 2019 130
55 GA Gabon 17.5 2019 129
56 KH Cambodia 17.1 2019 128
57 PH Philippines 16.9 2019 127
58 ST Sao Tome and Principe 16.7 2019 126
59 AF Afghanistan 16.6 2019 125
60 ID Indonesia 15.8 2019 123
61 SD Sudan 15.8 2019 123
62 BT Bhutan 15.7 2019 122
63 YE Yemen 15.6 2019 121
64 GT Guatemala 15.3 2019 120
65 MY Malaysia 14.4 2019 119
66 BO Bolivia 14.3 2019 118
67 FM Micronesia 14 2019 117
68 MM Myanmar 12.9 2019 116
69 CV Cabo Verde 12.1 2019 115
70 TH Thailand 11.8 2019 114
71 AR Argentina 11.4 2019 113
72 FJ Fiji 10.8 2019 112
73 CU Cuba 9.7 2019 111
74 SY Syria 9.1 2019 110
75 TJ Tajikistan 9 2019 109
76 GY Guyana 8.6 2019 108
77 SG Singapore 8.5 2019 107
78 JP Japan 8.4 2019 105
79 SC Seychelles 8.4 2019 105
80 WS Samoa 8.2 2019 104
81 BB Barbados 7.7 2019 103
82 GR Greece 7.6 2019 101
83 PE Peru 7.6 2019 101
84 RO Romania 7.2 2019 100
85 HN Honduras 7.1 2019 97
86 SR Suriname 7.1 2019 97
87 TO Tonga 7.1 2019 97
88 VN Vietnam 6.9 2019 96
89 PT Portugal 6.8 2019 95
90 GD Grenada 6.7 2019 94
91 BR Brazil 6.6 2019 93
92 SV El Salvador 6.1 2019 91
93 GB United Kingdom 6.1 2019 91
94 AM Armenia 5.8 2019 88
95 DO Dominican Republic 5.8 2019 88
96 LC Saint Lucia 5.8 2019 88
97 TM Turkmenistan 5.7 2019 87
98 MU Mauritius 5.5 2019 86
99 PL Poland 5.4 2019 85
100 BE Belgium 5.3 2019 83
101 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.3 2019 83
102 KR South Korea 5.2 2019 81
103 VE Venezuela 5.2 2019 81
104 EG Egypt 4.8 2019 79
105 LK Sri Lanka 4.8 2019 79
106 EC Ecuador 4.7 2019 78
107 MT Malta 4.6 2019 75
108 MA Morocco 4.6 2019 75
109 PY Paraguay 4.6 2019 75
110 IQ Iraq 4.4 2019 73
111 UY Uruguay 4.4 2019 73
112 BZ Belize 4.3 2019 72
113 PA Panama 4.2 2019 71
114 DZ Algeria 4.1 2019 67
115 CZ Czechia 4.1 2019 67
116 DK Denmark 4.1 2019 67
117 KP North Korea 4.1 2019 67
118 RS Serbia 3.9 2019 66
119 AZ Azerbaijan 3.6 2019 62
120 MD Moldova 3.6 2019 62
121 NO Norway 3.6 2019 62
122 SK Slovakia 3.6 2019 62
123 MX Mexico 3.5 2019 60
124 NI Nicaragua 3.5 2019 60
125 CO Colombia 3.4 2019 57
126 FR France 3.4 2019 57
127 NL Netherlands 3.4 2019 57
128 GE Georgia 3.3 2019 56
129 AL Albania 3.2 2019 50
130 DE Germany 3.2 2019 50
131 KZ Kazakhstan 3.2 2019 50
132 MN Mongolia 3.2 2019 50
133 RU Russia 3.2 2019 50
134 ES Spain 3.2 2019 50
135 TN Tunisia 3.1 2019 49
136 IT Italy 3 2019 47
137 SE Sweden 3 2019 47
138 BG Bulgaria 2.9 2019 43
139 CR Costa Rica 2.9 2019 43
140 IR Iran 2.9 2019 43
141 UZ Uzbekistan 2.9 2019 43
142 HR Croatia 2.7 2019 41
143 IE Ireland 2.7 2019 41
144 BS Bahamas 2.6 2019 37
145 EE Estonia 2.6 2019 37
146 LV Latvia 2.6 2019 37
147 LT Lithuania 2.6 2019 37
148 AG Antigua and Barbuda 2.5 2019 34
149 CH Switzerland 2.5 2019 34
150 TR Türkiye 2.5 2019 34
151 IS Iceland 2.4 2019 32
152 LB Lebanon 2.4 2019 32
153 CA Canada 2.3 2019 25
154 CL Chile 2.3 2019 25
155 JM Jamaica 2.3 2019 25
156 KG Kyrgyzstan 2.3 2019 25
157 MV Maldives 2.3 2019 25
158 UA Ukraine 2.3 2019 25
159 US United States 2.3 2019 25
160 CN China 2.2 2019 23
161 LY Libya 2.2 2019 23
162 NZ New Zealand 2.1 2019 22
163 AT Austria 2 2019 19
164 HU Hungary 2 2019 19
165 IL Israel 2 2019 19
166 AU Australia 1.9 2019 13
167 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.9 2019 13
168 JO Jordan 1.9 2019 13
169 LU Luxembourg 1.9 2019 13
170 SA Saudi Arabia 1.9 2019 13
171 SI Slovenia 1.9 2019 13
172 ME Montenegro 1.8 2019 12
173 BN Brunei Darussalam 1.7 2019 11
174 BY Belarus 1.6 2019 7
175 CY Cyprus 1.6 2019 7
176 OM Oman 1.6 2019 7
177 TT Trinidad and Tobago 1.6 2019 7
178 MK North Macedonia 1 2019 6
179 BH Bahrain 0.8 2019 2
180 FI Finland 0.8 2019 2
181 KW Kuwait 0.8 2019 2
182 AE United Arab Emirates 0.8 2019 2
183 QA Qatar 0.4 2019 1
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Maximum 108.1 per 100k
Median 6.1 per 100k
Minimum 0.4 per 100k
World 18.5 per 100k

About the indicator

The number of deaths attributed to unsafe water, the absence of sanitation and insufficient hygiene, per 100,000 people. The bulk of them are diarrheal diseases in children under five, so the indicator is closely tied to child mortality and goes almost to zero where the task of water supply and sewerage has been solved. This is one of the few causes of death that is removed not by medicine but by construction.

Important: A calculation from burden of disease models. In countries with universal access to water and sanitation the value is close to zero, so the spread between countries runs to a factor of hundreds.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 100,000 people
Observation period
2019–2019
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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