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Drinking Water and Sanitation Around the
World
About 42% of the world's population, or 2.6 billion people, live in
families with no proper means of sanitation, and 1.1 billion do not have
access to safe drinking water. Lack of water supply and sanitation
services kills about 4,500 children a day.
Drinking Water: Percentage with
Access to Safe Drinking Water
| Region |
1990 |
2002 |
|
World
|
78%
|
83%
|
|
Developed countries
|
100
|
99
|
|
Eurasia
|
92
|
93
|
|
Developing countries
|
71
|
80
|
| Northern Africa |
89 |
91 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
49 |
56 |
Latin America and
the Caribbean |
83 |
91 |
| Eastern Asia |
71 |
78 |
| South Asia |
72 |
85 |
| Southeastern Asia |
76 |
82 |
| Western Asia |
85 |
91 |
| Oceania |
51 |
50 |
Sanitation: Percentage with
Access to Basic Sanitation
| Region |
1990 |
2004 |
|
World
|
49%
|
59%
|
|
Developed countries
|
100
|
99
|
|
Eurasia
|
84
|
83
|
|
Developing countries
|
35
|
50
|
| Northern Africa |
65 |
77 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
32 |
37 |
Latin America and
the Caribbean |
68 |
77 |
| Eastern Asia |
24 |
45 |
| South Asia |
20 |
38 |
| Southeastern Asia |
49 |
67 |
| Western Asia |
81 |
84 |
| Oceania |
54 |
53 |
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply
and Sanitation.
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