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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)

per 100,000 population · lower is better · 182 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2019

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  1. 1Qatar0.42
  2. 2Bahrain0.78
  3. 3Kuwait0.79
  4. 3Finland0.79
  5. 4United Arab Emirates0.85
  6. 5North Macedonia1
  7. 6Cyprus1.6
  8. 6Oman1.6
  9. 7Trinidad and Tobago1.6
  10. 8Belarus1.6
  11. 9Brunei Darussalam1.7
  12. 10Montenegro1.8
  13. 11Australia1.9
  14. 12Luxembourg1.9
  15. 13Slovenia1.9
  16. 14Saudi Arabia1.9
  17. 14Bosnia and Herzegovina1.9
  18. 15Jordan1.9
  19. 16Austria2
  20. 17Hungary2
  21. 18Israel2.1
  22. 19New Zealand2.1
  23. 20Libya2.2
  24. 21China2.2
  25. 22United States2.3
  26. 22Chile2.3
  27. 23Jamaica2.3
  28. 23Maldives2.3
  29. 23Canada2.3
  30. 24Kyrgyz Republic2.3
  31. 25Ukraine2.3
  32. 26Iceland2.4
  33. 27Lebanon2.4
  34. 28Antigua and Barbuda2.5
  35. 29Turkiye2.5
  36. 30Switzerland2.5
  37. 31Estonia2.6
  38. 32Bahamas, The2.6
  39. 33Lithuania2.6
  40. 34Latvia2.6
  41. 35Croatia2.7
  42. 36Ireland2.7
  43. 37Costa Rica2.9
  44. 38Bulgaria2.9
  45. 39Uzbekistan2.9
  46. 40Iran, Islamic Rep.2.9
  47. 41Italy3
  48. 42Sweden3
  49. 43Tunisia3.1
  50. 44Mongolia3.2
  51. 45Spain3.2
  52. 45Germany3.2
  53. 46Kazakhstan3.2
  54. 47Russian Federation3.3
  55. 48Georgia3.4
  56. 49France3.4
  57. 49Netherlands3.4
  58. 50Colombia3.4
  59. 51Nicaragua3.5
  60. 52Mexico3.5
  61. 53Moldova3.6
  62. 54Norway3.6
  63. 55Slovak Republic3.6
  64. 56Azerbaijan3.6
  65. 57Serbia3.9
  66. 58Algeria4.1
  67. 59Czechia4.1
  68. 60Korea, Dem. People's Rep.4.1
  69. 61Denmark4.1
  70. 62Panama4.2
  71. 63Belize4.3
  72. 64Iraq4.4
  73. 64Uruguay4.4
  74. 65Morocco4.6
  75. 66Malta4.6
  76. 67Paraguay4.7
  77. 68Ecuador4.7
  78. 69Egypt, Arab Rep.4.8
  79. 70Sri Lanka4.8
  80. 71Venezuela, RB5.2
  81. 72Korea, Rep.5.2
  82. 73St. Vincent and the Grenadines5.3
  83. 74Belgium5.3
  84. 75Poland5.4
  85. 76Mauritius5.5
  86. 77Turkmenistan5.7
  87. 78Dominican Republic5.8
  88. 79St. Lucia5.8
  89. 80Armenia5.8
  90. 81United Kingdom6.1
  91. 82El Salvador6.1
  92. 83Brazil6.6
  93. 84Grenada6.7
  94. 85Portugal6.8
  95. 86Viet Nam6.9
  96. 87Tonga7.1
  97. 87Suriname7.1
  98. 88Honduras7.1
  99. 89Romania7.2
  100. 90Peru7.6
  101. 91Greece7.6
  102. 92Barbados7.7
  103. 93Samoa8.2
  104. 94Seychelles8.4
  105. 95Japan8.4
  106. 96Singapore8.5
  107. 97Guyana8.6
  108. 98Tajikistan9
  109. 99Syrian Arab Republic9.1
  110. 100Cuba9.7
  111. 101Fiji10.8
  112. 102Argentina11.5
  113. 103Thailand11.8
  114. 104Cabo Verde12.1
  115. 105Myanmar12.9
  116. 106Micronesia, Fed. Sts.14
  117. 107Bolivia14.3
  118. 108Malaysia14.4
  119. 109Guatemala15.3
  120. 110Yemen, Rep.15.6
  121. 111Bhutan15.7
  122. 112Sudan15.8
  123. 113Indonesia15.8
  124. 114Afghanistan16.6
  125. 115Sao Tome and Principe16.7
  126. 116Philippines16.9
  127. 117Cambodia17.1
  128. 118Gabon17.5
  129. 119Nepal17.8
  130. 120Bangladesh18.2
  131. 121Timor-Leste20.4
  132. 122Lao PDR20.5
  133. 123Papua New Guinea24.9
  134. 124Rwanda25
  135. 125Vanuatu25
  136. 126Ghana25.2
  137. 127Haiti25.9
  138. 128Congo, Rep.26.4
  139. 129Botswana26.9
  140. 130South Africa27.6
  141. 131Uganda28.1
  142. 132Namibia28.8
  143. 133Kenya29
  144. 134Gambia, The29.5
  145. 135Equatorial Guinea29.7
  146. 136Tanzania30.2
  147. 137Malawi30.8
  148. 138Senegal31.8
  149. 139Solomon Islands32.7
  150. 140Liberia34.6
  151. 141Zambia35.8
  152. 142Zimbabwe36.2
  153. 143India36.4
  154. 144Kiribati37.4
  155. 145Djibouti37.6
  156. 146Mauritania37.8
  157. 147Pakistan38.8
  158. 148Madagascar40.1
  159. 149Ethiopia40.7
  160. 150Togo42.4
  161. 151Comoros43.9
  162. 152Mozambique45.6
  163. 153Eswatini46.5
  164. 154Cote d'Ivoire47
  165. 155Cameroon47.3
  166. 156Angola48.9
  167. 157Guinea-Bissau49.5
  168. 158Congo, Dem. Rep.52.3
  169. 159Burundi53.3
  170. 160Guinea57.8
  171. 161Benin60.2
  172. 162Burkina Faso60.9
  173. 163Mali66.1
  174. 164Eritrea66.5
  175. 165South Sudan68.1
  176. 166Sierra Leone69.5
  177. 167Niger70.3
  178. 168Nigeria71.7
  179. 169Central African Republic97
  180. 170Somalia, Fed. Rep.99.2
  181. 171Chad99.2
  182. 172Lesotho108.1

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)