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health2023

Total number of Deaths from all causes attributed to unsafe sanitation

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•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2,615.6deaths
Median: 37.1deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
202,040.1deaths
Lowest
San Marino
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India202,040.1deaths
2Nigeria48,901.6deaths
3Chad24,890.1deaths
4Pakistan22,674.4deaths
5Ethiopia21,100.9deaths
By Region
Africa10,203.4deaths(9 countries)
Asia9,873.6deaths(26 countries)
Other1,449.7deaths(124 countries)
North America549.5deaths(4 countries)
South America374.0deaths(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)High (202,040.1deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2,615.6deaths)

Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
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 ↕
1India202,040.1deaths
2Nigeria48,901.6deaths
3Chad24,890.1deaths
4Pakistan22,674.4deaths
5Ethiopia21,100.9deaths
6Niger14,422.1deaths
7Somalia12,532.8deaths
8Bangladesh11,908.5deaths
9Indonesia11,897.2deaths
10Madagascar11,184.8deaths
11Cameroon8,732.0deaths
12United Republic of Tanzania8,270.0deaths
13South Sudan8,124.3deaths
14Democratic Republic of the Congo7,819.9deaths
15Kenya7,466.1deaths
16Mozambique7,244.5deaths
17Central African Republic6,014.5deaths
18South Africa5,872.9deaths
19Mali5,819.2deaths
20Uganda5,201.5deaths
21Malawi5,085.0deaths
22Cote d'Ivoire5,080.7deaths
23Angola4,663.1deaths
24Burundi4,370.0deaths
25Burkina Faso4,153.2deaths
26Sierra Leone3,490.7deaths
27Zambia3,297.2deaths
28Myanmar3,083.5deaths
29Benin2,961.5deaths
30Ghana2,858.5deaths
31Togo2,827.2deaths
32Afghanistan2,662.6deaths
33Rwanda2,526.5deaths
34Zimbabwe2,407.3deaths
35Guinea2,181.7deaths
36Senegal2,058.4deaths
37Eritrea1,929.1deaths
38Brazil1,916.2deaths
39Haiti1,483.0deaths
40Nepal1,471.6deaths
41Philippines1,437.1deaths
42People's Republic of China1,196.7deaths
43Papua New Guinea1,183.4deaths
44Lao People's Democratic Republic1,076.6deaths
45Guatemala985.5deaths
46Republic of the Congo920.5deaths
47Liberia919.9deaths
48Egypt751.6deaths
49Mauritania750.9deaths
50Vietnam705.0deaths
51Mexico685.1deaths
52Venezuela616.4deaths
53Yemen582.6deaths
54Sudan567.5deaths
55Guinea-Bissau516.7deaths
56Cambodia488.3deaths
57Thailand483.2deaths
58United States of America460.3deaths
59Lesotho362.8deaths
60Peru318.9deaths
61Tajikistan296.6deaths
62Djibouti285.5deaths
63Honduras266.5deaths
64Islamic Republic of Iran252.9deaths
65Sri Lanka250.9deaths
66Botswana244.3deaths
67Republic of The Gambia221.0deaths
68Namibia194.9deaths
69Colombia192.9deaths
70Japan174.7deaths
71Comoros161.2deaths
72Malaysia152.5deaths
73Russian Federation146.9deaths
74Morocco143.9deaths
75Gabon143.5deaths
76Iraq141.9deaths
77Bhutan126.1deaths
78Dominican Republic123.5deaths
79Nicaragua122.0deaths
80Türkiye118.6deaths
81Romania111.2deaths
82Azerbaijan111.0deaths
83Bolivia109.2deaths
84El Salvador92.2deaths
85Eswatini87.4deaths
86Uzbekistan86.6deaths
87Cuba84.4deaths
88Tunisia81.1deaths
89Poland76.4deaths
90Algeria72.1deaths
91Ecuador70.1deaths
92Argentina70.0deaths
93Canada66.9deaths
94Equatorial Guinea53.5deaths
95South Korea52.7deaths
96North Korea48.0deaths
97Timor-Leste44.7deaths
98Paraguay44.2deaths
99Chile43.6deaths
100Solomon Islands41.7deaths
101Germany40.4deaths
102Panama37.7deaths
103Kyrgyzstan36.5deaths
104Spain36.3deaths
105Jamaica32.5deaths
106Kazakhstan29.2deaths
107Turkmenistan27.4deaths
108Saudi Arabia27.4deaths
109Hungary26.9deaths
110Italy25.8deaths
111Vanuatu25.1deaths
112Syrian Arab Republic24.3deaths
113Cape Verde23.6deaths
114France21.8deaths
115Fiji20.2deaths
116Australia15.6deaths
117Belgium13.0deaths
118Libya12.4deaths
119Taiwan, Province of China11.5deaths
120Jordan10.8deaths
121Guyana10.7deaths
122Kiribati10.4deaths
123Serbia10.0deaths
124Ukraine10.0deaths
125Lebanon9.9deaths
126Suriname9.9deaths
127Czech Republic9.9deaths
128United Kingdom9.0deaths
129Portugal8.7deaths
130Sao Tome and Principe7.5deaths
131Sweden7.0deaths
132Uruguay6.3deaths
133Israel6.3deaths
134Bosnia and Herzegovina6.3deaths
135Mauritius6.3deaths
136Trinidad and Tobago6.0deaths
137Puerto Rico6.0deaths
138Austria5.7deaths
139Denmark5.3deaths
140Moldova, Republic of5.2deaths
141Norway5.0deaths
142Mongolia4.9deaths
143Costa Rica4.9deaths
144Netherlands4.8deaths
145Lithuania4.3deaths
146Micronesia, Federated States of4.1deaths
147Bulgaria3.8deaths
148State of Palestine3.8deaths
149New Zealand3.7deaths
150The Republic of North Macedonia3.7deaths
151Armenia3.6deaths
152Croatia3.6deaths
153Singapore3.2deaths
154Georgia3.0deaths
155Switzerland2.6deaths
156Greece2.5deaths
157Belize2.5deaths
158Slovakia2.2deaths
159Belarus2.2deaths
160Oman1.9deaths
161Albania1.6deaths
162Ireland1.5deaths
163United Arab Emirates1.4deaths
164Maldives1.3deaths
165Samoa1.1deaths
166Cyprus1.0deaths
167Finland1.0deaths
168Barbados0.9deaths
169Guam0.9deaths
170Saint Lucia0.9deaths
171Slovenia0.9deaths
172Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.9deaths
173Marshall Islands0.9deaths
174Seychelles0.7deaths
175Bahrain0.7deaths
176Latvia0.5deaths
177American Samoa0.5deaths
178Virgin Islands, U.S.0.5deaths
179Grenada0.5deaths
180Bahamas0.4deaths
181Estonia0.4deaths
182Dominica0.4deaths
183Tuvalu0.4deaths
184Northern Mariana Islands0.4deaths
185Antigua and Barbuda0.4deaths
186Palau0.3deaths
187Saint Kitts and Nevis0.3deaths
188Tonga0.3deaths
189Luxembourg0.3deaths
190Kuwait0.2deaths
191Qatar0.2deaths
192Brunei Darussalam0.2deaths
193Nauru0.2deaths
194Greenland0.1deaths
195Montenegro0.1deaths
196Iceland0.1deaths
197Malta0.1deaths
198Bermuda0.0deaths
199Cook Islands0.0deaths
200Niue0.0deaths
201Tokelau0.0deaths
202Andorra0.0deaths
203Monaco0.0deaths
204San Marino0.0deaths
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Topics

#health#deaths#total#number#from#all#causes#attributed#unsafe#sanitation

Data Source

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

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