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Rate of deaths attributed to unsafe sanitation vs. GDP per capita, 2021

The estimated annual number of deaths attributed to unsafe sanitation per 100,000 individuals. Gross domesticproduct (GDP) per capita is adjusted for inflation and for differences in living costs between countries.

GDP per capita (international-$ in 2021 prices)$1,000$10,000$100,000$2,000$5,000$20,000$50,000Death rate from unsafe sanitation (deaths per 100,000 people)<0.1AfghanistanAfghanistanAlbaniaAlbaniaAndorraAndorraAngolaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaBelizeBelizeBermudaBermudaBurundiBurundiCameroonCameroonLiberiaLiberiaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America

Data source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024); Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank (2025) – Learn more about this data

Note: To allow for comparisons between countries and over time the death rate from unsafe sanitation metric is age-standardized. GDPper capita is expressed in international-$ at 2021 prices.

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