Poor sanitation and infant mortality A link still not understood by many |
Country |
Percentage of population without access to improved water supply |
Percentage of population without access to improved sanitation |
Estimated annual number of children dying from poor hygiene |
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
Afghanistan |
87 |
88 |
48,000 |
257 |
Bangladesh |
3 |
52 |
21,000 |
77 |
Burkina Faso |
58 |
71 |
19,300 |
197 |
Cambodia |
70 |
83 |
10,700 |
138 |
Ethiopia |
76 |
88 |
95,500 |
172 |
India |
16 |
72 |
519,500 |
93 |
Kenya |
43 |
13 |
22,000 |
122 |
Laos |
63 |
70 |
1,200 |
100 |
Mali |
94 |
31 |
24,100 |
231 |
Sierra Leone |
43 |
34 |
15,500 |
316 |
Somalia |
no data |
no data |
14,400 |
225 |
South Africa |
14 |
13 |
10,600 |
71 |
Zambia |
36 |
22 |
18,400 |
202 |
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