Benchmark · Water, air & food

Deaths from unsafe water and sanitation by country

Deaths caused by unsafe water, poor toilets and lack of hand washing, for every 100,000 people.

In per 100,000 people. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Deaths from unsafe water and sanitation (per 100,000 people). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 100,000 people, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1NigeriaAfrica · 201971.7
  2. 2NigerAfrica · 201970.3
  3. 3MaliAfrica · 201966.1
  4. 4Burkina FasoAfrica · 201960.9
  5. 5DR CongoAfrica · 201952.3
  6. 6MozambiqueAfrica · 201945.6
  7. 7EthiopiaAfrica · 201940.7
  8. 8PakistanAPAC · 201938.8
  9. 9IndiaAPAC · 201936.4
  10. 10ZambiaAfrica · 201935.8
  11. 11MalawiAfrica · 201930.8
  12. 12TanzaniaAfrica · 201930.2
  13. 13KenyaAfrica · 201929.0
  14. 14UgandaAfrica · 201928.1
  15. 15South AfricaAfrica · 201927.6
  16. 16HaitiLatin America · 201925.9
  17. 17GhanaAfrica · 201925.2
  18. 18BangladeshAPAC · 201918.2
  19. 19NepalAPAC · 201917.8
  20. 20PhilippinesAPAC · 201916.9
  21. 21AfghanistanAPAC · 201916.6
  22. 22IndonesiaAPAC · 201915.8
  23. 23SudanAfrica · 201915.8
  24. 24YemenMiddle East · 201915.6
  25. 25MalaysiaAPAC · 201914.4
  26. 26MyanmarAPAC · 201912.9
  27. 27ThailandAPAC · 201911.8
  28. 28SyriaMiddle East · 20199.1
  29. 29SingaporeAPAC · 20198.5
  30. 30JapanAPAC · 20198.4
  31. 31BrazilLatin America · 20196.6
  32. 32UKEurope · 20196.1
  33. 33EgyptAfrica · 20194.8
  34. 34EcuadorLatin America · 20194.7
  35. 35MoroccoAfrica · 20194.6
  36. 36IraqMiddle East · 20194.4
  37. 37MexicoLatin America · 20193.5
  38. 38FranceEurope · 20193.4
  39. 39GermanyEurope · 20193.2
  40. 40RussiaEurope · 20193.2
  41. 41SpainEurope · 20193.2
  42. 42ItalyEurope · 20193.0
  43. 43LebanonMiddle East · 20192.4
  44. 44CanadaNorth America · 20192.3
  45. 45USNorth America · 20192.3
  46. 46ChinaAPAC · 20192.2
  47. 47New ZealandAPAC · 20192.1
  48. 48AustraliaAPAC · 20191.9
  49. 49JordanMiddle East · 20191.9
  50. 50Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20191.9
  51. 51UAEMiddle East · 20190.8
  52. 52QatarMiddle East · 20190.4

Source: World Bank Open Data, Deaths from unsafe water and sanitation (per 100,000 people), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Deaths from unsafe water and sanitation by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/unsafe-water-deaths

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