Maptheory
health2023

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
885.6deaths
Median: 4.3deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
35,982.8deaths
Lowest
San Marino
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria35,982.8deaths
2Chad19,332.9deaths
3India16,521.4deaths
4Niger9,965.1deaths
5Somalia8,459.8deaths
By Region
Africa5,565.4deaths(9 countries)
Asia1,232.7deaths(26 countries)
Other787.4deaths(124 countries)
North America125.6deaths(4 countries)
South America51.7deaths(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 (35,982.8deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 885.6deaths)

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 ↕
1Nigeria35,982.8deaths
2Chad19,332.9deaths
3India16,521.4deaths
4Niger9,965.1deaths
5Somalia8,459.8deaths
6Pakistan8,453.7deaths
7Ethiopia5,920.4deaths
8Madagascar5,836.3deaths
9Cameroon4,907.1deaths
10Central African Republic4,439.7deaths
11Mozambique4,137.5deaths
12South Sudan4,090.7deaths
13Democratic Republic of the Congo3,993.7deaths
14Mali3,741.6deaths
15Kenya2,807.3deaths
16Afghanistan2,627.8deaths
17Angola2,358.1deaths
18Cote d'Ivoire2,290.1deaths
19United Republic of Tanzania2,201.1deaths
20Sierra Leone2,023.9deaths
21Uganda1,953.9deaths
22South Africa1,847.0deaths
23Indonesia1,847.0deaths
24Malawi1,831.9deaths
25Burkina Faso1,766.3deaths
26Zambia1,707.3deaths
27Burundi1,581.5deaths
28Togo1,380.8deaths
29Zimbabwe1,313.4deaths
30Haiti1,251.8deaths
31Bangladesh1,236.4deaths
32Benin1,061.4deaths
33Myanmar956.7deaths
34Guinea917.9deaths
35Eritrea834.0deaths
36Rwanda752.0deaths
37Philippines604.7deaths
38Senegal556.1deaths
39Ghana540.2deaths
40Liberia535.0deaths
41Egypt533.6deaths
42Republic of the Congo434.3deaths
43Yemen426.6deaths
44Papua New Guinea356.5deaths
45Mauritania338.6deaths
46Sudan338.5deaths
47Guatemala301.0deaths
48Tajikistan269.9deaths
49Guinea-Bissau213.0deaths
50Brazil212.8deaths
51Lao People's Democratic Republic203.9deaths
52Mexico195.2deaths
53Nepal173.9deaths
54Venezuela141.0deaths
55Lesotho131.3deaths
56People's Republic of China129.7deaths
57Djibouti121.9deaths
58Cambodia111.4deaths
59Azerbaijan96.5deaths
60Iraq82.3deaths
61Peru81.8deaths
62Namibia78.3deaths
63Botswana77.9deaths
64Morocco75.1deaths
65Republic of The Gambia73.2deaths
66Uzbekistan69.8deaths
67Comoros65.3deaths
68Honduras49.7deaths
69Gabon49.2deaths
70Bolivia39.5deaths
71Eswatini37.8deaths
72Islamic Republic of Iran37.0deaths
73Nicaragua35.6deaths
74Dominican Republic34.6deaths
75Kyrgyzstan33.7deaths
76Colombia31.7deaths
77Ecuador29.4deaths
78Algeria23.9deaths
79Tunisia23.8deaths
80Vietnam23.3deaths
81Türkiye22.4deaths
82Turkmenistan22.3deaths
83Russian Federation21.0deaths
84Equatorial Guinea20.8deaths
85Timor-Leste20.6deaths
86Kazakhstan18.0deaths
87El Salvador13.2deaths
88North Korea12.1deaths
89Paraguay12.0deaths
90Bhutan12.0deaths
91Panama10.3deaths
92Thailand9.3deaths
93Saudi Arabia8.2deaths
94Sri Lanka8.1deaths
95Romania8.0deaths
96Malaysia6.9deaths
97Cape Verde5.8deaths
98Vanuatu5.5deaths
99Syrian Arab Republic5.5deaths
100United States of America5.3deaths
101Jordan5.3deaths
102Argentina4.7deaths
103Mongolia3.9deaths
104Jamaica3.8deaths
105Guyana3.5deaths
106Libya3.1deaths
107Kiribati3.0deaths
108Lebanon3.0deaths
109Solomon Islands2.8deaths
110Suriname2.7deaths
111Ukraine2.7deaths
112Cuba2.4deaths
113Poland2.4deaths
114State of Palestine2.2deaths
115Hungary2.0deaths
116Sao Tome and Principe1.9deaths
117Fiji1.6deaths
118Moldova, Republic of1.5deaths
119Chile1.5deaths
120Armenia1.5deaths
121Japan0.8deaths
122Belize0.8deaths
123Canada0.8deaths
124Serbia0.8deaths
125Oman0.7deaths
126Georgia0.7deaths
127Bosnia and Herzegovina0.6deaths
128The Republic of North Macedonia0.5deaths
129Czech Republic0.5deaths
130Trinidad and Tobago0.5deaths
131Mauritius0.5deaths
132Bulgaria0.4deaths
133France0.4deaths
134Germany0.4deaths
135Albania0.3deaths
136Slovakia0.3deaths
137Belarus0.3deaths
138United Arab Emirates0.3deaths
139Taiwan, Province of China0.3deaths
140South Korea0.3deaths
141Maldives0.3deaths
142Costa Rica0.3deaths
143Micronesia, Federated States of0.3deaths
144Spain0.2deaths
145Israel0.2deaths
146Australia0.2deaths
147Croatia0.2deaths
148Italy0.2deaths
149Uruguay0.2deaths
150Lithuania0.2deaths
151Samoa0.1deaths
152Puerto Rico0.1deaths
153Marshall Islands0.1deaths
154Bahrain0.1deaths
155New Zealand0.1deaths
156Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1deaths
157Saint Lucia0.1deaths
158United Kingdom0.1deaths
159Qatar0.1deaths
160Kuwait0.1deaths
161Belgium0.1deaths
162Nauru0.1deaths
163Seychelles0.1deaths
164Tuvalu0.1deaths
165Guam0.1deaths
166Bahamas0.1deaths
167Netherlands0.0deaths
168Barbados0.0deaths
169Denmark0.0deaths
170Singapore0.0deaths
171Sweden0.0deaths
172Latvia0.0deaths
173Portugal0.0deaths
174Antigua and Barbuda0.0deaths
175Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0deaths
176Slovenia0.0deaths
177Estonia0.0deaths
178Austria0.0deaths
179Grenada0.0deaths
180Dominica0.0deaths
181Montenegro0.0deaths
182Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0deaths
183Ireland0.0deaths
184American Samoa0.0deaths
185Switzerland0.0deaths
186Brunei Darussalam0.0deaths
187Tonga0.0deaths
188Palau0.0deaths
189Cyprus0.0deaths
190Greece0.0deaths
191Northern Mariana Islands0.0deaths
192Finland0.0deaths
193Norway0.0deaths
194Greenland0.0deaths
195Luxembourg0.0deaths
196Iceland0.0deaths
197Malta0.0deaths
198Bermuda0.0deaths
199Cook Islands0.0deaths
200Tokelau0.0deaths
201Niue0.0deaths
202Andorra0.0deaths
203Monaco0.0deaths
204San Marino0.0deaths
Showing 204 of 204 countries

Topics

#health#deaths#unsafe#sanitation

Data Source

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

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