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Deaths from unsafe water
Children under 5 (most vulnerable) · Declining trend
Infectious DiseaseDeaths today
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Deaths this year
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Key fact
2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water. A child dies from waterborne disease every 2 minutes.
Deaths / year
1,400,000
Deaths / day
3,836
Deaths / hour
160
Deaths / second
0.04
Overview
Contaminated water and poor sanitation cause approximately 1.4 million deaths each year through diseases like cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and hepatitis A. 2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water. Children in developing countries are disproportionately affected.
Risk Factors
Lack of clean water access
Open defecation
No handwashing facilities
Flooding
Poverty
Conflict/displacement
Age group most affected
Children under 5 (most vulnerable)
Global trend
Declining