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Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene from diarrhoea, intestinal nematode infections, malnutrition and acute respiratory infections (deaths per 100,000 population)

Name: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene from diarrhoea, intestinal nematode infections, malnutrition and acute respiratory infections (deaths per 100,000 population)
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: health, per 100,000 population, mortality, rate, attributed, unsafe, water, sanitation, and, lack, hygiene, from, diarrhoea, intestinal, nematode, infections, malnutrition, acute, respiratory, deaths, per, 100, 000, population

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•182 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

17.0per 100,000 population

Median: 6.4per 100,000 population

Countries Covered

182

with available data

Highest

Lesotho

108.1per 100,000 population

Lowest

Qatar

0.4per 100,000 population

Top 5 Countries

1Lesotho108.1per 100,000 population

2Chad99.2per 100,000 population

3Somalia99.2per 100,000 population

4Central African Republic97.0per 100,000 population

5Nigeria71.7per 100,000 population

By Region

Africa28.5per 100,000 population(9 countries)

Other23.5per 100,000 population(103 countries)

Asia9.7per 100,000 population(25 countries)

North America5.8per 100,000 population(4 countries)

South America5.8per 100,000 population(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4per 100,000 population)High (108.1per 100,000 population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 17.0per 100,000 population)

Africa (9)

Other (103)

Asia (25)

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 2019; 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 ↕
1	Lesotho	108.1per 100,000 population
2	Chad	99.2per 100,000 population
3	Somalia	99.2per 100,000 population
4	Central African Republic	97.0per 100,000 population
5	Nigeria	71.7per 100,000 population
6	Niger	70.3per 100,000 population
7	Sierra Leone	69.5per 100,000 population
8	South Sudan	68.1per 100,000 population
9	Eritrea	66.5per 100,000 population
10	Mali	66.1per 100,000 population
11	Burkina Faso	60.9per 100,000 population
12	Benin	60.2per 100,000 population
13	Guinea	57.8per 100,000 population
14	Burundi	53.3per 100,000 population
15	Democratic Republic of the Congo	52.3per 100,000 population
16	Guinea-Bissau	49.5per 100,000 population
17	Angola	48.9per 100,000 population
18	Cameroon	47.3per 100,000 population
19	Cote d'Ivoire	47.0per 100,000 population
20	Eswatini	46.5per 100,000 population
21	Mozambique	45.6per 100,000 population
22	Comoros	43.9per 100,000 population
23	Togo	42.4per 100,000 population
24	Ethiopia	40.7per 100,000 population
25	Madagascar	40.1per 100,000 population
26	Pakistan	38.8per 100,000 population
27	Mauritania	37.8per 100,000 population
28	Djibouti	37.6per 100,000 population
29	Kiribati	37.4per 100,000 population
30	India	36.4per 100,000 population
31	Zimbabwe	36.2per 100,000 population
32	Zambia	35.8per 100,000 population
33	Liberia	34.6per 100,000 population
34	Solomon Islands	32.7per 100,000 population
35	Senegal	31.8per 100,000 population
36	Malawi	30.8per 100,000 population
37	United Republic of Tanzania	30.2per 100,000 population
38	Equatorial Guinea	29.7per 100,000 population
39	Republic of The Gambia	29.5per 100,000 population
40	Kenya	29.0per 100,000 population
41	Namibia	28.8per 100,000 population
42	Uganda	28.1per 100,000 population
43	South Africa	27.6per 100,000 population
44	Botswana	26.9per 100,000 population
45	Republic of the Congo	26.4per 100,000 population
46	Haiti	25.9per 100,000 population
47	Ghana	25.2per 100,000 population
48	Vanuatu	25.0per 100,000 population
49	Rwanda	25.0per 100,000 population
50	Papua New Guinea	24.9per 100,000 population
51	Lao People's Democratic Republic	20.5per 100,000 population
52	Timor-Leste	20.4per 100,000 population
53	Bangladesh	18.2per 100,000 population
54	Nepal	17.8per 100,000 population
55	Gabon	17.5per 100,000 population
56	Cambodia	17.1per 100,000 population
57	Philippines	16.9per 100,000 population
58	Sao Tome and Principe	16.7per 100,000 population
59	Afghanistan	16.6per 100,000 population
60	Indonesia	15.8per 100,000 population
61	Sudan	15.8per 100,000 population
62	Bhutan	15.7per 100,000 population
63	Yemen	15.6per 100,000 population
64	Guatemala	15.3per 100,000 population
65	Malaysia	14.4per 100,000 population
66	Bolivia	14.3per 100,000 population
67	Micronesia, Federated States of	14.0per 100,000 population
68	Myanmar	12.9per 100,000 population
69	Cape Verde	12.1per 100,000 population
70	Thailand	11.8per 100,000 population
71	Argentina	11.5per 100,000 population
72	Fiji	10.8per 100,000 population
73	Cuba	9.7per 100,000 population
74	Syrian Arab Republic	9.1per 100,000 population
75	Tajikistan	9.0per 100,000 population
76	Guyana	8.6per 100,000 population
77	Singapore	8.5per 100,000 population
78	Japan	8.4per 100,000 population
79	Seychelles	8.4per 100,000 population
80	Samoa	8.2per 100,000 population
81	Barbados	7.7per 100,000 population
82	Greece	7.6per 100,000 population
83	Peru	7.6per 100,000 population
84	Romania	7.2per 100,000 population
85	Honduras	7.1per 100,000 population
86	Suriname	7.1per 100,000 population
87	Tonga	7.1per 100,000 population
88	Vietnam	6.9per 100,000 population
89	Portugal	6.8per 100,000 population
90	Grenada	6.7per 100,000 population
91	Brazil	6.6per 100,000 population
92	El Salvador	6.1per 100,000 population
93	United Kingdom	6.1per 100,000 population
94	Armenia	5.8per 100,000 population
95	Saint Lucia	5.8per 100,000 population
96	Dominican Republic	5.8per 100,000 population
97	Turkmenistan	5.7per 100,000 population
98	Mauritius	5.5per 100,000 population
99	Poland	5.4per 100,000 population
100	Belgium	5.3per 100,000 population
101	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5.3per 100,000 population
102	South Korea	5.2per 100,000 population
103	Venezuela	5.2per 100,000 population
104	Sri Lanka	4.8per 100,000 population
105	Egypt	4.8per 100,000 population
106	Ecuador	4.7per 100,000 population
107	Paraguay	4.7per 100,000 population
108	Malta	4.6per 100,000 population
109	Morocco	4.6per 100,000 population
110	Iraq	4.4per 100,000 population
111	Uruguay	4.4per 100,000 population
112	Belize	4.3per 100,000 population
113	Panama	4.2per 100,000 population
114	Denmark	4.1per 100,000 population
115	North Korea	4.1per 100,000 population
116	Czech Republic	4.1per 100,000 population
117	Algeria	4.1per 100,000 population
118	Serbia	3.9per 100,000 population
119	Azerbaijan	3.6per 100,000 population
120	Slovakia	3.6per 100,000 population
121	Norway	3.6per 100,000 population
122	Moldova, Republic of	3.6per 100,000 population
123	Mexico	3.5per 100,000 population
124	Nicaragua	3.5per 100,000 population
125	Colombia	3.4per 100,000 population
126	France	3.4per 100,000 population
127	Netherlands	3.4per 100,000 population
128	Georgia	3.4per 100,000 population
129	Russian Federation	3.3per 100,000 population
130	Kazakhstan	3.2per 100,000 population
131	Germany	3.2per 100,000 population
132	Spain	3.2per 100,000 population
133	Mongolia	3.2per 100,000 population
134	Tunisia	3.1per 100,000 population
135	Sweden	3.0per 100,000 population
136	Italy	3.0per 100,000 population
137	Islamic Republic of Iran	2.9per 100,000 population
138	Uzbekistan	2.9per 100,000 population
139	Bulgaria	2.9per 100,000 population
140	Costa Rica	2.9per 100,000 population
141	Ireland	2.7per 100,000 population
142	Croatia	2.7per 100,000 population
143	Latvia	2.6per 100,000 population
144	Lithuania	2.6per 100,000 population
145	Bahamas	2.6per 100,000 population
146	Estonia	2.6per 100,000 population
147	Switzerland	2.5per 100,000 population
148	Türkiye	2.5per 100,000 population
149	Antigua and Barbuda	2.5per 100,000 population
150	Lebanon	2.4per 100,000 population
151	Iceland	2.4per 100,000 population
152	Ukraine	2.3per 100,000 population
153	Kyrgyzstan	2.3per 100,000 population
154	Canada	2.3per 100,000 population
155	Jamaica	2.3per 100,000 population
156	Maldives	2.3per 100,000 population
157	Chile	2.3per 100,000 population
158	United States of America	2.3per 100,000 population
159	People's Republic of China	2.2per 100,000 population
160	Libya	2.2per 100,000 population
161	New Zealand	2.1per 100,000 population
162	Israel	2.1per 100,000 population
163	Hungary	2.0per 100,000 population
164	Austria	2.0per 100,000 population
165	Jordan	1.9per 100,000 population
166	Saudi Arabia	1.9per 100,000 population
167	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.9per 100,000 population
168	Slovenia	1.9per 100,000 population
169	Luxembourg	1.9per 100,000 population
170	Australia	1.9per 100,000 population
171	Montenegro	1.8per 100,000 population
172	Brunei Darussalam	1.7per 100,000 population
173	Belarus	1.6per 100,000 population
174	Trinidad and Tobago	1.6per 100,000 population
175	Cyprus	1.6per 100,000 population
176	Oman	1.6per 100,000 population
177	The Republic of North Macedonia	1.0per 100,000 population
178	United Arab Emirates	0.9per 100,000 population
179	Finland	0.8per 100,000 population
180	Kuwait	0.8per 100,000 population
181	Bahrain	0.8per 100,000 population
182	Qatar	0.4per 100,000 population

Showing 182 of 182 countries

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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