Maptheory
health2023

Poor 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
126.6deaths
Median: 0.5deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
4,696.3deaths
Lowest
San Marino
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria4,696.3deaths
2India3,187.6deaths
3Ethiopia1,751.5deaths
4Niger1,313.5deaths
5Pakistan1,253.4deaths
By Region
Africa855.2deaths(9 countries)
Asia200.7deaths(26 countries)
Other103.2deaths(124 countries)
North America18.3deaths(4 countries)
South America7.4deaths(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 (4,696.3deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 126.6deaths)

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 ↕
1Nigeria4,696.3deaths
2India3,187.6deaths
3Ethiopia1,751.5deaths
4Niger1,313.5deaths
5Pakistan1,253.4deaths
6Chad1,185.6deaths
7Madagascar994.3deaths
8Democratic Republic of the Congo807.2deaths
9United Republic of Tanzania686.6deaths
10Cameroon631.8deaths
11Somalia618.2deaths
12South Sudan587.7deaths
13Burundi561.6deaths
14Uganda541.0deaths
15Angola508.6deaths
16Mozambique483.6deaths
17Cote d'Ivoire475.0deaths
18Bangladesh372.2deaths
19Mali370.1deaths
20Kenya356.3deaths
21Central African Republic335.6deaths
22Malawi335.5deaths
23Benin313.6deaths
24Burkina Faso276.8deaths
25Rwanda236.6deaths
26Senegal219.2deaths
27Zambia205.3deaths
28Guinea198.4deaths
29Sierra Leone189.1deaths
30Togo188.2deaths
31Indonesia184.4deaths
32Ghana183.2deaths
33Zimbabwe181.0deaths
34South Africa158.6deaths
35Eritrea135.2deaths
36Myanmar84.6deaths
37Philippines73.7deaths
38Republic of the Congo69.1deaths
39Nepal67.4deaths
40Liberia57.7deaths
41Mauritania55.8deaths
42Guatemala51.3deaths
43Papua New Guinea48.8deaths
44Sudan47.0deaths
45People's Republic of China44.9deaths
46Guinea-Bissau43.6deaths
47Yemen42.0deaths
48Lao People's Democratic Republic39.0deaths
49Egypt33.3deaths
50Haiti28.8deaths
51Brazil27.3deaths
52Mexico21.3deaths
53Islamic Republic of Iran19.8deaths
54Republic of The Gambia17.9deaths
55Cambodia16.0deaths
56Namibia14.0deaths
57Peru14.0deaths
58Venezuela13.8deaths
59Botswana13.8deaths
60Lesotho11.7deaths
61Djibouti10.7deaths
62Iraq10.3deaths
63Tajikistan10.0deaths
64Vietnam9.3deaths
65Gabon8.8deaths
66Honduras8.8deaths
67Afghanistan7.3deaths
68Colombia6.4deaths
69Comoros6.0deaths
70Morocco5.6deaths
71Eswatini4.9deaths
72Bolivia4.5deaths
73Equatorial Guinea4.4deaths
74Nicaragua3.9deaths
75Thailand3.9deaths
76Ecuador3.8deaths
77Algeria3.6deaths
78Uzbekistan3.3deaths
79Azerbaijan2.7deaths
80Sri Lanka2.6deaths
81El Salvador2.6deaths
82Türkiye2.5deaths
83Bhutan2.4deaths
84Russian Federation2.3deaths
85Timor-Leste2.2deaths
86Dominican Republic2.0deaths
87Malaysia2.0deaths
88Saudi Arabia1.9deaths
89Syrian Arab Republic1.6deaths
90Tunisia1.6deaths
91North Korea1.5deaths
92Panama1.2deaths
93Libya1.0deaths
94Kazakhstan0.9deaths
95Kyrgyzstan0.7deaths
96Turkmenistan0.7deaths
97Paraguay0.7deaths
98Jordan0.6deaths
99United States of America0.5deaths
100Solomon Islands0.5deaths
101Argentina0.5deaths
102Jamaica0.5deaths
103Fiji0.5deaths
104Romania0.4deaths
105Kiribati0.4deaths
106Vanuatu0.4deaths
107Cuba0.4deaths
108Sao Tome and Principe0.3deaths
109Guyana0.3deaths
110Cape Verde0.3deaths
111Lebanon0.3deaths
112Suriname0.2deaths
113State of Palestine0.2deaths
114Mongolia0.2deaths
115Chile0.2deaths
116Ukraine0.1deaths
117Japan0.1deaths
118Oman0.1deaths
119Poland0.1deaths
120Armenia0.1deaths
121South Korea0.1deaths
122Moldova, Republic of0.1deaths
123Micronesia, Federated States of0.1deaths
124Trinidad and Tobago0.1deaths
125Costa Rica0.1deaths
126United Arab Emirates0.1deaths
127Georgia0.1deaths
128Belize0.1deaths
129Hungary0.1deaths
130Canada0.0deaths
131Taiwan, Province of China0.0deaths
132Mauritius0.0deaths
133France0.0deaths
134Germany0.0deaths
135Australia0.0deaths
136Maldives0.0deaths
137Bahrain0.0deaths
138Italy0.0deaths
139Belarus0.0deaths
140Spain0.0deaths
141Czech Republic0.0deaths
142Marshall Islands0.0deaths
143Serbia0.0deaths
144Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0deaths
145Lithuania0.0deaths
146Samoa0.0deaths
147Uruguay0.0deaths
148Israel0.0deaths
149The Republic of North Macedonia0.0deaths
150Qatar0.0deaths
151Bulgaria0.0deaths
152Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0deaths
153Singapore0.0deaths
154New Zealand0.0deaths
155Kuwait0.0deaths
156Saint Lucia0.0deaths
157Puerto Rico0.0deaths
158Belgium0.0deaths
159Albania0.0deaths
160Seychelles0.0deaths
161Tuvalu0.0deaths
162Bahamas0.0deaths
163United Kingdom0.0deaths
164Nauru0.0deaths
165Guam0.0deaths
166Croatia0.0deaths
167Grenada0.0deaths
168Slovakia0.0deaths
169American Samoa0.0deaths
170Portugal0.0deaths
171Tonga0.0deaths
172Barbados0.0deaths
173Sweden0.0deaths
174Netherlands0.0deaths
175Northern Mariana Islands0.0deaths
176Austria0.0deaths
177Latvia0.0deaths
178Dominica0.0deaths
179Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0deaths
180Estonia0.0deaths
181Antigua and Barbuda0.0deaths
182Denmark0.0deaths
183Norway0.0deaths
184Brunei Darussalam0.0deaths
185Switzerland0.0deaths
186Ireland0.0deaths
187Palau0.0deaths
188Slovenia0.0deaths
189Finland0.0deaths
190Cyprus0.0deaths
191Greece0.0deaths
192Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0deaths
193Montenegro0.0deaths
194Cook Islands0.0deaths
195Greenland0.0deaths
196Luxembourg0.0deaths
197Bermuda0.0deaths
198Niue0.0deaths
199Tokelau0.0deaths
200Iceland0.0deaths
201Malta0.0deaths
202Andorra0.0deaths
203Monaco0.0deaths
204San Marino0.0deaths
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

#health#deaths#poor#sanitation

Data Source

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

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