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Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•183 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
17.0Per 100,000 population
Median: 6.1Per 100,000 population
Countries Covered
183
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)
Other23.3Per 100,000 population(104 countries)
Asia9.6Per 100,000 population(25 countries)
North America5.9Per 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 (104)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
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
6Niger70.3Per 100,000 population
7Sierra Leone69.5Per 100,000 population
8South Sudan68.1Per 100,000 population
9Eritrea66.5Per 100,000 population
10Mali66.1Per 100,000 population
11Burkina Faso60.9Per 100,000 population
12Benin60.2Per 100,000 population
13Guinea57.8Per 100,000 population
14Burundi53.3Per 100,000 population
15Democratic Republic of the Congo52.3Per 100,000 population
16Guinea-Bissau49.4Per 100,000 population
17Angola48.9Per 100,000 population
18Cameroon47.3Per 100,000 population
19Cote d'Ivoire47.0Per 100,000 population
20Eswatini46.5Per 100,000 population
21Mozambique45.6Per 100,000 population
22Comoros43.8Per 100,000 population
23Togo42.4Per 100,000 population
24Ethiopia40.7Per 100,000 population
25Madagascar40.1Per 100,000 population
26Pakistan38.8Per 100,000 population
27Mauritania37.8Per 100,000 population
28Djibouti37.6Per 100,000 population
29Kiribati37.4Per 100,000 population
30India36.4Per 100,000 population
31Zimbabwe36.2Per 100,000 population
32Zambia35.8Per 100,000 population
33Liberia34.6Per 100,000 population
34Solomon Islands32.7Per 100,000 population
35Senegal31.7Per 100,000 population
36Malawi30.8Per 100,000 population
37United Republic of Tanzania30.2Per 100,000 population
38Equatorial Guinea29.7Per 100,000 population
39Republic of The Gambia29.5Per 100,000 population
40Kenya29.0Per 100,000 population
41Namibia28.8Per 100,000 population
42Uganda28.1Per 100,000 population
43South Africa27.6Per 100,000 population
44Botswana26.8Per 100,000 population
45Republic of the Congo26.4Per 100,000 population
46Haiti25.9Per 100,000 population
47Ghana25.2Per 100,000 population
48Vanuatu25.0Per 100,000 population
49Rwanda25.0Per 100,000 population
50Papua New Guinea24.9Per 100,000 population
51Lao People's Democratic Republic20.5Per 100,000 population
52Timor-Leste20.4Per 100,000 population
53Bangladesh18.2Per 100,000 population
54Nepal17.8Per 100,000 population
55Gabon17.5Per 100,000 population
56Cambodia17.1Per 100,000 population
57Philippines16.9Per 100,000 population
58Sao Tome and Principe16.7Per 100,000 population
59Afghanistan16.6Per 100,000 population
60Indonesia15.8Per 100,000 population
61Sudan15.8Per 100,000 population
62Bhutan15.7Per 100,000 population
63Yemen15.6Per 100,000 population
64Guatemala15.3Per 100,000 population
65Malaysia14.4Per 100,000 population
66Bolivia14.3Per 100,000 population
67Micronesia, Federated States of14.0Per 100,000 population
68Myanmar12.9Per 100,000 population
69Cape Verde12.1Per 100,000 population
70Thailand11.8Per 100,000 population
71Argentina11.4Per 100,000 population
72Fiji10.8Per 100,000 population
73Cuba9.7Per 100,000 population
74Syrian Arab Republic9.1Per 100,000 population
75Tajikistan9.0Per 100,000 population
76Guyana8.6Per 100,000 population
77Singapore8.5Per 100,000 population
78Japan8.4Per 100,000 population
79Seychelles8.4Per 100,000 population
80Samoa8.2Per 100,000 population
81Barbados7.7Per 100,000 population
82Greece7.6Per 100,000 population
83Peru7.6Per 100,000 population
84Romania7.2Per 100,000 population
85Honduras7.1Per 100,000 population
86Suriname7.1Per 100,000 population
87Tonga7.1Per 100,000 population
88Vietnam6.9Per 100,000 population
89Portugal6.8Per 100,000 population
90Grenada6.7Per 100,000 population
91Brazil6.6Per 100,000 population
92El Salvador6.1Per 100,000 population
93United Kingdom6.1Per 100,000 population
94Dominican Republic5.8Per 100,000 population
95Saint Lucia5.8Per 100,000 population
96Armenia5.8Per 100,000 population
97Turkmenistan5.7Per 100,000 population
98Mauritius5.5Per 100,000 population
99Poland5.4Per 100,000 population
100Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.3Per 100,000 population
101Belgium5.3Per 100,000 population
102South Korea5.2Per 100,000 population
103Venezuela5.2Per 100,000 population
104Sri Lanka4.8Per 100,000 population
105Egypt4.8Per 100,000 population
106Ecuador4.7Per 100,000 population
107Malta4.6Per 100,000 population
108Morocco4.6Per 100,000 population
109Paraguay4.6Per 100,000 population
110Iraq4.4Per 100,000 population
111Uruguay4.4Per 100,000 population
112Belize4.3Per 100,000 population
113Panama4.2Per 100,000 population
114Czech Republic4.1Per 100,000 population
115Denmark4.1Per 100,000 population
116North Korea4.1Per 100,000 population
117Algeria4.1Per 100,000 population
118Serbia3.9Per 100,000 population
119Moldova, Republic of3.6Per 100,000 population
120Norway3.6Per 100,000 population
121Slovakia3.6Per 100,000 population
122Azerbaijan3.6Per 100,000 population
123Mexico3.5Per 100,000 population
124Nicaragua3.5Per 100,000 population
125Colombia3.4Per 100,000 population
126France3.4Per 100,000 population
127Netherlands3.4Per 100,000 population
128Georgia3.3Per 100,000 population
129Germany3.2Per 100,000 population
130Kazakhstan3.2Per 100,000 population
131Mongolia3.2Per 100,000 population
132Russian Federation3.2Per 100,000 population
133Spain3.2Per 100,000 population
134Albania3.2Per 100,000 population
135Tunisia3.1Per 100,000 population
136Italy3.0Per 100,000 population
137Sweden3.0Per 100,000 population
138Bulgaria2.9Per 100,000 population
139Costa Rica2.9Per 100,000 population
140Islamic Republic of Iran2.9Per 100,000 population
141Uzbekistan2.9Per 100,000 population
142Croatia2.7Per 100,000 population
143Ireland2.7Per 100,000 population
144Estonia2.6Per 100,000 population
145Latvia2.6Per 100,000 population
146Lithuania2.6Per 100,000 population
147Bahamas2.6Per 100,000 population
148Switzerland2.5Per 100,000 population
149Türkiye2.5Per 100,000 population
150Antigua and Barbuda2.5Per 100,000 population
151Iceland2.4Per 100,000 population
152Lebanon2.4Per 100,000 population
153Canada2.3Per 100,000 population
154Chile2.3Per 100,000 population
155Jamaica2.3Per 100,000 population
156Kyrgyzstan2.3Per 100,000 population
157Maldives2.3Per 100,000 population
158Ukraine2.3Per 100,000 population
159United States of America2.3Per 100,000 population
160People's Republic of China2.2Per 100,000 population
161Libya2.2Per 100,000 population
162New Zealand2.1Per 100,000 population
163Hungary2.0Per 100,000 population
164Israel2.0Per 100,000 population
165Austria2.0Per 100,000 population
166Jordan1.9Per 100,000 population
167Luxembourg1.9Per 100,000 population
168Saudi Arabia1.9Per 100,000 population
169Slovenia1.9Per 100,000 population
170Australia1.9Per 100,000 population
171Bosnia and Herzegovina1.9Per 100,000 population
172Montenegro1.8Per 100,000 population
173Brunei Darussalam1.7Per 100,000 population
174Belarus1.6Per 100,000 population
175Cyprus1.6Per 100,000 population
176Oman1.6Per 100,000 population
177Trinidad and Tobago1.6Per 100,000 population
178The Republic of North Macedonia1.0Per 100,000 population
179Finland0.8Per 100,000 population
180Kuwait0.8Per 100,000 population
181United Arab Emirates0.8Per 100,000 population
182Bahrain0.8Per 100,000 population
183Qatar0.4Per 100,000 population
Showing 183 of 183 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2019).

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