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
Sanitation: Percentage with
Access to Basic Sanitation
Region
1990
2002
World
77%
83%
Developed countries
100
98
Eurasia
92
93
Developing countries
71
79
Northern Africa
88
90
Sub-Saharan Africa
49
58
Latin America and
the Caribbean
83
89
Eastern Asia
72
78
South Asia
71
84
Southeastern Asia
73
79
Western Asia
83
88
Oceania
51
52
Region
1990
2002
World
49%
58%
Developed countries
100
98
Eurasia
84
83
Developing countries
34
49
Northern Africa
65
73
Sub-Saharan Africa
32
36
Latin America and
the Caribbean
69
75
Eastern Asia
24
45
South Asia
20
37
Southeastern Asia
48
61
Western Asia
79
79
Oceania
58
55
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation.
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