Clean water

Sanitation – unsafe water sources, poor access to basic handwashing facilities and unsafe sanitation are often linked. How does access to sanitation vary across the world? What are the health impacts of unsafe sanitation? Diarrheal diseases – unsafe drinking water is a leading risk for diarrheal diseases. How many die from diarrheal diseases each year, and how can we prevent them? Causes of death – unsafe water is a leading risk factor for death, especially at low incomes. What do people across the world die from? Hunger and undernourishment – unsafe water can exacerbation malnutrition, especially in children. How does undernourishment differ across the world?