environmental2023

Deaths from unsafe water sources per 100,000 people

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
8.2deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 1.4deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Chad
151.7deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Andorra
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Chad151.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Central African Republic108.1deaths per 100,000 people
3South Sudan97.1deaths per 100,000 people
4Somalia68.2deaths per 100,000 people
5Niger63.2deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa12.3deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other11.7deaths per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Asia3.5deaths per 100,000 people(26 countries)
North America3.0deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
South America0.9deaths per 100,000 people(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (151.7deaths per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.2deaths per 100,000 people)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Chad151.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Central African Republic108.1deaths per 100,000 people
3South Sudan97.1deaths per 100,000 people
4Somalia68.2deaths per 100,000 people
5Niger63.2deaths per 100,000 people
6Sierra Leone53.0deaths per 100,000 people
7Madagascar41.7deaths per 100,000 people
8Togo41.6deaths per 100,000 people
9Burundi36.0deaths per 100,000 people
10Eritrea31.7deaths per 100,000 people
11Cameroon31.6deaths per 100,000 people
12Guinea-Bissau29.2deaths per 100,000 people
13Mali28.7deaths per 100,000 people
14Malawi28.5deaths per 100,000 people
15Nigeria26.3deaths per 100,000 people
16Mozambique25.9deaths per 100,000 people
17Djibouti24.3deaths per 100,000 people
18Benin24.1deaths per 100,000 people
19Lesotho22.4deaths per 100,000 people
20India21.4deaths per 100,000 people
21Rwanda21.4deaths per 100,000 people
22Ethiopia21.0deaths per 100,000 people
23Comoros20.7deaths per 100,000 people
24Mauritania20.4deaths per 100,000 people
25Liberia20.4deaths per 100,000 people
26Burkina Faso20.3deaths per 100,000 people
27Zimbabwe20.1deaths per 100,000 people
28Angola19.1deaths per 100,000 people
29Guinea18.5deaths per 100,000 people
30Cote d'Ivoire18.4deaths per 100,000 people
31Lao People's Democratic Republic18.4deaths per 100,000 people
32Republic of the Congo17.6deaths per 100,000 people
33Kenya17.5deaths per 100,000 people
34Zambia16.5deaths per 100,000 people
35United Republic of Tanzania14.9deaths per 100,000 people
36Pakistan14.2deaths per 100,000 people
37Haiti13.7deaths per 100,000 people
38Senegal13.4deaths per 100,000 people
39Uganda13.2deaths per 100,000 people
40South Africa13.0deaths per 100,000 people
41Papua New Guinea12.9deaths per 100,000 people
42Ghana11.4deaths per 100,000 people
43Indonesia11.0deaths per 100,000 people
44Republic of The Gambia11.0deaths per 100,000 people
45Botswana11.0deaths per 100,000 people
46Kiribati10.4deaths per 100,000 people
47Guatemala10.3deaths per 100,000 people
48Gabon10.3deaths per 100,000 people
49Vanuatu10.0deaths per 100,000 people
50Democratic Republic of the Congo9.9deaths per 100,000 people
51Bangladesh9.4deaths per 100,000 people
52Bhutan9.2deaths per 100,000 people
53Afghanistan9.2deaths per 100,000 people
54Eswatini9.1deaths per 100,000 people
55Palau9.1deaths per 100,000 people
56Micronesia, Federated States of8.7deaths per 100,000 people
57Namibia8.3deaths per 100,000 people
58Tuvalu8.0deaths per 100,000 people
59Thailand7.9deaths per 100,000 people
60Myanmar7.1deaths per 100,000 people
61Nepal7.1deaths per 100,000 people
62Solomon Islands5.8deaths per 100,000 people
63Cape Verde5.6deaths per 100,000 people
64Niue5.5deaths per 100,000 people
65Northern Mariana Islands5.5deaths per 100,000 people
66Equatorial Guinea5.3deaths per 100,000 people
67Marshall Islands4.9deaths per 100,000 people
68Tokelau4.7deaths per 100,000 people
69American Samoa4.5deaths per 100,000 people
70Sao Tome and Principe4.4deaths per 100,000 people
71Suriname4.4deaths per 100,000 people
72Guam4.4deaths per 100,000 people
73Philippines4.3deaths per 100,000 people
74Timor-Leste4.0deaths per 100,000 people
75Venezuela4.0deaths per 100,000 people
76Cambodia4.0deaths per 100,000 people
77Fiji3.8deaths per 100,000 people
78Nauru3.4deaths per 100,000 people
79Honduras3.2deaths per 100,000 people
80Sri Lanka3.2deaths per 100,000 people
81Guyana3.1deaths per 100,000 people
82Seychelles2.9deaths per 100,000 people
83Tajikistan2.7deaths per 100,000 people
84Samoa2.6deaths per 100,000 people
85Virgin Islands, U.S.2.4deaths per 100,000 people
86Dominican Republic2.3deaths per 100,000 people
87Nicaragua2.2deaths per 100,000 people
88El Salvador2.2deaths per 100,000 people
89Yemen2.0deaths per 100,000 people
90Maldives1.9deaths per 100,000 people
91Malaysia1.8deaths per 100,000 people
92Jamaica1.8deaths per 100,000 people
93Saint Kitts and Nevis1.8deaths per 100,000 people
94Puerto Rico1.7deaths per 100,000 people
95Tunisia1.7deaths per 100,000 people
96Sudan1.7deaths per 100,000 people
97Panama1.6deaths per 100,000 people
98Cuba1.6deaths per 100,000 people
99Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.5deaths per 100,000 people
100Brazil1.4deaths per 100,000 people
101Tonga1.4deaths per 100,000 people
102Mexico1.4deaths per 100,000 people
103Dominica1.4deaths per 100,000 people
104Lebanon1.4deaths per 100,000 people
105Bolivia1.3deaths per 100,000 people
106Mauritius1.3deaths per 100,000 people
107Cook Islands1.2deaths per 100,000 people
108Belize1.2deaths per 100,000 people
109Peru1.2deaths per 100,000 people
110Azerbaijan1.2deaths per 100,000 people
111Trinidad and Tobago1.2deaths per 100,000 people
112Colombia1.2deaths per 100,000 people
113Vietnam1.2deaths per 100,000 people
114Saint Lucia1.1deaths per 100,000 people
115Paraguay1.1deaths per 100,000 people
116Morocco1.0deaths per 100,000 people
117Czech Republic0.9deaths per 100,000 people
118Hungary0.9deaths per 100,000 people
119Poland0.9deaths per 100,000 people
120Romania0.9deaths per 100,000 people
121Iraq0.8deaths per 100,000 people
122Egypt0.8deaths per 100,000 people
123Grenada0.8deaths per 100,000 people
124Ecuador0.8deaths per 100,000 people
125Barbados0.8deaths per 100,000 people
126Algeria0.7deaths per 100,000 people
127Antigua and Barbuda0.7deaths per 100,000 people
128Uruguay0.7deaths per 100,000 people
129Croatia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
130Costa Rica0.5deaths per 100,000 people
131Turkmenistan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
132The Republic of North Macedonia0.5deaths per 100,000 people
133Türkiye0.5deaths per 100,000 people
134Kyrgyzstan0.5deaths per 100,000 people
135Bulgaria0.5deaths per 100,000 people
136Japan0.4deaths per 100,000 people
137Argentina0.4deaths per 100,000 people
138Bahamas0.4deaths per 100,000 people
139Saudi Arabia0.4deaths per 100,000 people
140Bosnia and Herzegovina0.4deaths per 100,000 people
141Chile0.4deaths per 100,000 people
142Islamic Republic of Iran0.4deaths per 100,000 people
143South Korea0.3deaths per 100,000 people
144Slovakia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
145Serbia0.3deaths per 100,000 people
146Libya0.3deaths per 100,000 people
147Bermuda0.3deaths per 100,000 people
148Syrian Arab Republic0.3deaths per 100,000 people
149Oman0.3deaths per 100,000 people
150Belgium0.3deaths per 100,000 people
151Denmark0.3deaths per 100,000 people
152New Zealand0.2deaths per 100,000 people
153State of Palestine0.2deaths per 100,000 people
154Norway0.2deaths per 100,000 people
155Lithuania0.2deaths per 100,000 people
156Uzbekistan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
157Slovenia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
158Cyprus0.2deaths per 100,000 people
159North Korea0.2deaths per 100,000 people
160Jordan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
161Albania0.2deaths per 100,000 people
162Moldova, Republic of0.2deaths per 100,000 people
163Portugal0.2deaths per 100,000 people
164Canada0.2deaths per 100,000 people
165Singapore0.2deaths per 100,000 people
166Australia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
167Sweden0.2deaths per 100,000 people
168Mongolia0.2deaths per 100,000 people
169Bahrain0.2deaths per 100,000 people
170Kazakhstan0.2deaths per 100,000 people
171Greenland0.2deaths per 100,000 people
172Taiwan, Province of China0.1deaths per 100,000 people
173Spain0.1deaths per 100,000 people
174People's Republic of China0.1deaths per 100,000 people
175Armenia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
176Israel0.1deaths per 100,000 people
177United States of America0.1deaths per 100,000 people
178Germany0.1deaths per 100,000 people
179United Arab Emirates0.1deaths per 100,000 people
180Russian Federation0.1deaths per 100,000 people
181Georgia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
182Luxembourg0.1deaths per 100,000 people
183Brunei Darussalam0.1deaths per 100,000 people
184France0.1deaths per 100,000 people
185Switzerland0.1deaths per 100,000 people
186Italy0.1deaths per 100,000 people
187Montenegro0.1deaths per 100,000 people
188Austria0.1deaths per 100,000 people
189Netherlands0.1deaths per 100,000 people
190Estonia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
191United Kingdom0.1deaths per 100,000 people
192Latvia0.1deaths per 100,000 people
193Qatar0.0deaths per 100,000 people
194Finland0.0deaths per 100,000 people
195Iceland0.0deaths per 100,000 people
196Ireland0.0deaths per 100,000 people
197Kuwait0.0deaths per 100,000 people
198Ukraine0.0deaths per 100,000 people
199Belarus0.0deaths per 100,000 people
200Greece0.0deaths per 100,000 people
201Malta0.0deaths per 100,000 people
202Monaco0.0deaths per 100,000 people
203San Marino0.0deaths per 100,000 people
204Andorra0.0deaths per 100,000 people
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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