Death rate from unsafe water and sanitation in the United States in 2019 — 2.3 per 100k. Ranked 25 in the world out of 183. Since 2019, the indicator has risen by 0%.
2019–2019 · per 100,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
2.3
Canada
2.3
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.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.
Nutrition Access to basic sanitationThe share of the population with access to improved sanitation and hygiene conditions.
Mortality Air pollution death rateHow many deaths per 100,000 people are attributed to dirty air — outdoors and in the home.
Mortality Under-five mortality rateThe probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.