health2023
Share of total age-standardized Deaths that are 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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.7%
Median: 0.1%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Chad
7.4%
Lowest
Monaco
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad7.4%
2South Sudan6.9%
3Somalia5.7%
4Central African Republic5.0%
5Niger4.1%
By Region
Africa1.2%(9 countries)
Other1.0%(124 countries)
Asia0.3%(26 countries)
North America0.3%(4 countries)
South America0.1%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (7.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.7%)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 7.4% |
| 2 | South Sudan | 6.9% |
| 3 | Somalia | 5.7% |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 5.0% |
| 5 | Niger | 4.1% |
| 6 | Burundi | 3.9% |
| 7 | Togo | 3.8% |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 3.7% |
| 9 | Madagascar | 3.3% |
| 10 | Comoros | 3.2% |
| 11 | Djibouti | 3.2% |
| 12 | Malawi | 3.0% |
| 13 | Benin | 3.0% |
| 14 | Eritrea | 3.0% |
| 15 | Bhutan | 2.8% |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 2.8% |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.6% |
| 19 | Cameroon | 2.5% |
| 20 | Mozambique | 2.5% |
| 21 | Kenya | 2.4% |
| 22 | Rwanda | 2.4% |
| 23 | India | 2.3% |
| 24 | Mali | 2.3% |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.2% |
| 26 | Mauritania | 2.1% |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 2.0% |
| 28 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.0% |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.9% |
| 30 | Senegal | 1.9% |
| 31 | Zambia | 1.8% |
| 32 | Kiribati | 1.8% |
| 33 | Republic of the Congo | 1.8% |
| 34 | Nigeria | 1.7% |
| 35 | Uganda | 1.7% |
| 36 | Pakistan | 1.7% |
| 37 | Guinea | 1.6% |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 1.6% |
| 39 | Lesotho | 1.6% |
| 40 | Angola | 1.5% |
| 41 | Liberia | 1.5% |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 1.5% |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 1.4% |
| 44 | Botswana | 1.3% |
| 45 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.3% |
| 46 | Ghana | 1.2% |
| 47 | South Africa | 1.1% |
| 48 | Guatemala | 1.1% |
| 49 | Gabon | 0.9% |
| 50 | Nepal | 0.9% |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 0.9% |
| 52 | Namibia | 0.9% |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.8% |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 0.8% |
| 55 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.8% |
| 56 | Haiti | 0.7% |
| 57 | Eswatini | 0.7% |
| 58 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.7% |
| 59 | Myanmar | 0.6% |
| 60 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% |
| 61 | Honduras | 0.5% |
| 62 | Cambodia | 0.5% |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4% |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | 0.4% |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 0.4% |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 0.4% |
| 67 | Tuvalu | 0.4% |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 0.4% |
| 69 | Venezuela | 0.3% |
| 70 | Fiji | 0.3% |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 0.2% |
| 72 | Suriname | 0.2% |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 0.2% |
| 74 | Yemen | 0.2% |
| 75 | Philippines | 0.2% |
| 76 | El Salvador | 0.2% |
| 77 | Palau | 0.2% |
| 78 | Nauru | 0.2% |
| 79 | Panama | 0.2% |
| 80 | Sudan | 0.2% |
| 81 | Jamaica | 0.2% |
| 82 | Guyana | 0.2% |
| 83 | American Samoa | 0.2% |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% |
| 85 | Peru | 0.2% |
| 86 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1% |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% |
| 88 | Brazil | 0.1% |
| 89 | Bolivia | 0.1% |
| 90 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
| 91 | Belize | 0.1% |
| 92 | Tokelau | 0.1% |
| 93 | Paraguay | 0.1% |
| 94 | Vietnam | 0.1% |
| 95 | Mexico | 0.1% |
| 96 | Niue | 0.1% |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% |
| 98 | Seychelles | 0.1% |
| 99 | Malaysia | 0.1% |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1% |
| 101 | Guam | 0.1% |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% |
| 103 | Thailand | 0.1% |
| 104 | Colombia | 0.1% |
| 105 | Samoa | 0.1% |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.1% |
| 107 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.1% |
| 108 | Ecuador | 0.1% |
| 109 | Egypt | 0.1% |
| 110 | Maldives | 0.1% |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1% |
| 113 | Dominica | 0.1% |
| 114 | Morocco | 0.1% |
| 115 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% |
| 117 | Romania | 0.1% |
| 118 | Iraq | 0.1% |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 120 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0% |
| 121 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 122 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 123 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 124 | Chile | 0.0% |
| 125 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 126 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 127 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 128 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 129 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 130 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% |
| 132 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 133 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 134 | Hungary | 0.0% |
| 135 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 136 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 137 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 139 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 141 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 142 | Argentina | 0.0% |
| 143 | Canada | 0.0% |
| 144 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 145 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% |
| 147 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 149 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 150 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 151 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 152 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 153 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 154 | United States of America | 0.0% |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 156 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 157 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 158 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 159 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 160 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 161 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 162 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 163 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 164 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 165 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 166 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 168 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 169 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 170 | Japan | 0.0% |
| 171 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 172 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 173 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 174 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 175 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 176 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 177 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 178 | Portugal | 0.0% |
| 179 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 180 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 181 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 183 | Bulgaria | 0.0% |
| 184 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 185 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 186 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 187 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 188 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 189 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 190 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 191 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 192 | France | 0.0% |
| 193 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 194 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 195 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 196 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 197 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 198 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 199 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 200 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 201 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 202 | San Marino | 0.0% |
| 203 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 204 | Monaco | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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