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General

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Population - 2017
36.7M
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Source: World Bank
Year Value
2017 36,708,083
2016 36,264,604
2015 35,832,513
2014 35,587,793
2013 35,230,612
2012 34,868,151
2011 34,499,905
2010 34,126,173
2009 33,746,559
2008 33,363,256
2007 32,982,275
2006 32,611,436
2005 32,256,333
2004 31,918,582
2003 31,596,593
2002 31,288,572
2001 30,991,344
2000 30,701,903
% of Population living in Urban Environment - 2017
81
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation
Year Value
2017 81.350
2016 81.300
2015 81.259
2014 81.218
2013 81.178
2012 81.137
2011 81.096
2010 80.937
2009 80.758
2008 80.578
2007 80.396
2006 80.213
2005 80.122
2004 80.045
2003 79.967
2002 79.888
2001 79.810
2000 79.478

General Finance Flows

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Total Official Development Assistance Disbursed ($USD in millions) - 2017
3.03K
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Source: OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 3,034
2016 2,704
2015 2,925
2014 2,765
2013 2,810
2012 3,178
2011 3,218
2010 3,315
2009 3,042
2008 2,879
2007 2,080
2006 1,949
2005 2,363
Total Official Development Assistance (ODA) as % of Gross National Income (GNI) - 2017
0.26
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Source: OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
Year Value
2017 0.264
2016 0.261
2015 0.280
2014 0.241
2013 0.275
2012 0.316
2011 0.320
2010 0.336
2009 0.303
2008 0.325
2007 0.289
2006 0.294
2005 0.337
2004 0.268
2003 0.238
2002 0.279
2001 0.217
2000 0.255
Total Official Development Assistance Committed ($USD Millions) - 2017
2.58K
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 2,579
2016 3,905
2015 3,482
2014 2,935
2013 2,592
2012 2,604
2011 3,319
2010 3,201
2009 3,615
2008 3,264
2007 3,054
2006 2,447
% of Official Development Assistance disbursed in the form of loans - 2017
3.60
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 3.605
2016 0
2015 5.190
2014 5.447
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0.000
% of Official Development Assistance disbursed in the form of grants - 2017
96
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 96.395
2016 100
2015 94.810
2014 94.553
2013 100
2012 100
2011 100
2010 100
2009 100
2008 100
2007 100
2006 100.000

WASH Finance Flows

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Total Official Development Assistance (ODA) Disbursed Spent on Water and Sanitation ($USD in Millions) - 2017
29.7
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 29.718
2016 18.274
2015 40.883
2014 31.208
2013 24.933
2012 32.102
2011 22.230
2010 26.890
2009 19.485
2008 14.939
2007 18.791
2006 27.318
2005 36.920
% of the Total Official Development Assistance Disbursed Spent on Water and Sanitation - 2017
1
×
Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 0.979
2016 0.676
2015 1.398
2014 1.129
2013 0.887
2012 1.010
2011 0.691
2010 0.811
2009 0.640
2008 0.519
2007 0.903
2006 1.402
2005 1.562
% of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Water and Sanitation Spent on the Least Developed Countries - 2017
51.3
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System. Least Developed Country definition derived from OECD data.
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 51.331
2016 48.023
2015 18.109
2014 53.676
2013 54.712
2012 31.618
2011 28.497
2010 22.375
2009 36.175
2008 25.139
2007 19.607
2006 12.519
2005 15.926
2004 22.700
2003 22.900
2002 22.400
% of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Water and Sanitation Spent in WASHwatch's Top Ten Priority Countries - 2016
2.60
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
WASHwatch Top Ten Priority Countries: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Sudan. To discover our methodology for selecting these countries read our blog: Identifying the top ten countries in need of WASH financing
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2016 2.600
2015 1.539
2014 0.136
2013 0.131
2012 0.635
2011 3.040
2010 3.017
2009 10.461
2008 3.080
2007 2.802
% of Official Development Assistance spent on WASH disbursed in the form of loans - 2017
0
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0.007
% of Official Development Assistance spent on WASH disbursed in the form of grants - 2017
100
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 100
2016 100
2015 100
2014 100
2013 100
2012 100
2011 100
2010 100
2009 100
2008 100
2007 100
2006 99.993

WASH Finance Flows by System

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% of WASH Official Development Assistance spent on ‘Water Supply and Sanitation – Large Systems’ - 2016
0
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 1.229
2010 3.038
2009 20.243
2008 47.487
2007 16.438
2006 17.495
% of WASH Official Development Assistance spent on ‘Water Supply – Large Systems’ - 2017
0.15
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 0.153
2016 1.358
2015 5.271
2014 1.344
2013 1.318
2012 0.256
2011 0.656
2010 0.458
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
% of WASH Official Development Assistance spent on ‘Sanitation– Large Systems’ - 2017
0.75
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 0.751
2016 1.677
2015 1.273
2014 1.344
2013 1.540
2012 1.826
2011 0.656
2010 1.321
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
% of WASH Official Development Assistance spent on ‘Basic Drinking Water Supply and Basic Sanitation’ - 2017
0.12
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 0.124
2016 0.360
2015 0
2014 0.056
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0.699
2010 0.275
2009 65.774
2008 44.104
2007 64.489
2006 68.863
% of WASH Official Development Assistance spent on ‘Basic Drinking Water Supply’ - 2017
35.8
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 35.786
2016 38.066
2015 28.346
2014 33.901
2013 29.961
2012 43.555
2011 47.084
2010 45.435
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
% of WASH Official Development Assistance spent on ‘Basic Sanitation’ - 2017
43.6
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 43.637
2016 39.784
2015 45.314
2014 52.069
2013 56.378
2012 48.236
2011 43.992
2010 41.937
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
% of WASH Official Development Assistance spent on ‘Education and Training in Water Supply and Sanitation’ - 2017
19.50
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Source: WASHwatch calculations based on data from OECD-DAC Creditor Reporting System
To discover our methodology for how we present ODA data read our blog: Changing Statistics: How We Report Official Development Assistance Data
Year Value
2017 19.550
2016 18.755
2015 19.796
2014 11.286
2013 10.803
2012 6.127
2011 5.684
2010 7.537
2009 13.983
2008 8.409
2007 19.072
2006 13.642

Water

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Total number of people lacking access to 'at least basic' water - 2017
206K
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: 'At least basic' water refers to 'basic' drinking water that is from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing. It also includes 'safety managed' water where data is available which refers to drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
Year Value
2017 206,471
2016 213,158
2015 219,641
2014 225,945
2013 232,064
2012 237,994
2011 243,718
2010 249,602
2009 255,344
2008 260,895
2007 266,307
2006 271,656
2005 276,667
2004 281,636
2003 279,091
2002 276,674
2001 274,342
2000 272,987
% of Population with access to 'at least basic' water - 2017
99.4
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: 'At least basic' water refers to 'basic' drinking water that is from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing. It also includes 'safety managed' water where data is available which refers to drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
Year Value
2017 99.436
2016 99.413
2015 99.389
2014 99.365
2013 99.342
2012 99.318
2011 99.294
2010 99.269
2009 99.244
2008 99.219
2007 99.193
2006 99.168
2005 99.143
2004 99.118
2003 99.118
2002 99.117
2001 99.116
2000 99.112
% of Population with access to 'safely managed' water - 2017
98.9
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: ‘Safely managed’ water refers to drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
Year Value
2017 98.861
2016 98.813
2015 98.766
2014 98.719
2013 98.672
2012 98.624
2011 98.577
2010 98.527
2009 98.477
2008 98.426
2007 98.375
2006 98.324
2005 98.274
2004 98.225
2003 98.223
2002 98.222
2001 98.220
2000 98.212
% of Population using 'limited' water source - 2017
0
×
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: ‘Limited’ water source refers to drinking water from an improved source for which collection time exceeds 30 minutes for a round trip including queuing.
Year Value
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
% of Population using an 'unimproved' water source - 2017
0.56
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: ‘Unimproved’ water source refers to drinking water from an unprotected dug well or unprotected spring.
Year Value
2017 0.564
2016 0.587
2015 0.611
2014 0.635
2013 0.658
2012 0.682
2011 0.706
2010 0.731
2009 0.756
2008 0.781
2007 0.807
2006 0.832
2005 0.857
2004 0.882
2003 0.882
2002 0.883
2001 0.884
2000 0.888
% of Population using surface water - 2017
0
×
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: ‘Surface water’ refers to drinking water directly from a river, dam, lake, pond, stream, canal or irrigation canal.
Year Value
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
% of rural population with access to 'at least basic' water - 2017
98.9
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: 'At least basic' water refers to 'basic' drinking water that is from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing. It also includes 'safety managed' water where data is available which refers to drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
Year Value
2017 98.881
2016 98.827
2015 98.772
2014 98.718
2013 98.664
2012 98.610
2011 98.556
2010 98.502
2009 98.448
2008 98.393
2007 98.339
2006 98.285
2005 98.231
2004 98.177
2003 98.177
2002 98.177
2001 98.177
2000 98.177
% of urban population with access to 'at least basic' water - 2017
99.6
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: 'At least basic' water refers to 'basic' drinking water that is from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip, including queuing. It also includes 'safety managed' water where data is available which refers to drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.
Year Value
2017 99.564
2016 99.547
2015 99.531
2014 99.515
2013 99.499
2012 99.483
2011 99.467
2010 99.450
2009 99.434
2008 99.418
2007 99.402
2006 99.386
2005 99.369
2004 99.353
2003 99.353
2002 99.353
2001 99.353
2000 99.353

Sanitation

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Total number of people lacking access to 'at least basic' sanitation - 2017
374K
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: 'At least basic' sanitation refers to 'basic' sanitation that is the use of improved facilities that are not shared with other households. It also includes 'safety managed' sanitation where data is available which refers to sanitation facilities that are improved facilities not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated off site.
Year Value
2017 374,063
2016 345,983
2015 318,270
2014 290,974
2013 264,102
2012 237,662
2011 211,655
2010 186,336
2009 161,481
2008 137,076
2007 113,161
2006 89,759
2005 66,726
2004 44,170
2003 43,832
2002 43,514
2001 43,207
2000 43,245
% of Population with access to 'safely managed' sanitation - 2017
82.1
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: ‘Safely managed’ sanitation refers to improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated off site.
Year Value
2017 82.068
2016 82.139
2015 82.210
2014 82.281
2013 82.352
2012 82.423
2011 82.494
2010 81.888
2009 81.280
2008 80.671
2007 80.061
2006 79.450
2005 78.838
2004 78.216
2003 77.536
2002 76.855
2001 76.855
2000 76.855
% of Population with access to 'at least basic' sanitation - 2017
99.0
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: 'At least basic' sanitation refers to 'basic' sanitation that is the use of improved facilities that are not shared with other households. It also includes 'safety managed' sanitation where data is available which refers to sanitation facilities that are improved facilities not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated off site.
Year Value
2017 98.979
2016 99.047
2015 99.115
2014 99.183
2013 99.251
2012 99.319
2011 99.387
2010 99.455
2009 99.522
2008 99.590
2007 99.657
2006 99.725
2005 99.793
2004 99.862
2003 99.861
2002 99.861
2001 99.861
2000 99.859
% of Population using 'limited' sanitation service - 2017
0
×
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: ‘Limited’ sanitation facilities refers to improved facilities shared between two or more households.
Year Value
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
% of Population using an 'unimproved' sanitation service - 2017
1.02
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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: ‘Unimproved’ sanitation facilities refers to the use of pit latrines without a slab or platform, hanging latrines or bucket latrines.
Year Value
2017 1.021
2016 0.953
2015 0.885
2014 0.817
2013 0.749
2012 0.681
2011 0.613
2010 0.545
2009 0.478
2008 0.410
2007 0.343
2006 0.275
2005 0.207
2004 0.138
2003 0.139
2002 0.139
2001 0.139
2000 0.141
% of Population who defecate in the open - 2017
0
×
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: ‘Open Defecation’ refers to the disposal of human faeces in fields, forests, bushes, open bodies of water, beaches or other open spaces, or with solid waste.
Year Value
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
% of rural population with access to 'at least basic' sanitation - 2017
98.3
×
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: 'At least basic' sanitation refers to 'basic' sanitation that is the use of improved facilities that are not shared with other households. It also includes 'safety managed' sanitation where data is available which refers to sanitation facilities that are improved facilities not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated off site.
Year Value
2017 98.302
2016 98.396
2015 98.489
2014 98.582
2013 98.676
2012 98.769
2011 98.862
2010 98.956
2009 99.049
2008 99.142
2007 99.235
2006 99.329
2005 99.422
2004 99.515
2003 99.515
2002 99.515
2001 99.515
2000 99.515
% of urban population with access to 'at least basic' sanitation - 2017
99.1
×
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Note: 'At least basic' sanitation refers to 'basic' sanitation that is the use of improved facilities that are not shared with other households. It also includes 'safety managed' sanitation where data is available which refers to sanitation facilities that are improved facilities not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated off site.
Year Value
2017 99.134
2016 99.196
2015 99.259
2014 99.322
2013 99.384
2012 99.447
2011 99.510
2010 99.572
2009 99.635
2008 99.698
2007 99.760
2006 99.823
2005 99.885
2004 99.948
2003 99.948
2002 99.948
2001 99.948
2000 99.948

Health

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Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) - 2016
82.3
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Year Value
2016 82.301
2015 82.129
2014 81.953
2013 81.772
2012 81.584
2011 81.449
2010 81.198
2009 80.946
2008 80.695
2007 80.544
2006 80.293
2005 80.293
2004 80.141
2003 79.839
2002 79.590
2001 79.488
2000 79.237
Total number of deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases among children aged under 5 years - 2017
17.2
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Source: Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Year Value
2017 17.220
2016 17.527
2015 17.642
2014 17.517
2013 17.818
2012 16.931
2011 16.273
2010 17.168
2009 17.044
2008 16.863
2007 15.907
2006 14.262
2005 13.412
2004 11.619
2003 9.980
2002 8.313
2001 6.638
2000 5.102
Total number of deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases caused by poor WASH among children aged under 5 years - 2017
9.99
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Source: WASHwatch Calculations based on data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 and Prüss-Ustün et al (2014). Read our blog on WASH related Diarrhoeal Disease to learn more.
Year Value
2017 9.988
2016 10.166
2015 10.233
2014 10.160
2013 10.334
2012 9.820
2011 9.438
2010 9.957
2009 9.886
2008 9.780
2007 9.226
2006 8.272
2005 7.779
2004 6.739
2003 5.789
2002 4.822
2001 3.850
2000 2.959

Top WASH ODA Recipient Countries

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1. Ghana

$ 6,130,000
$ 6,130,000

2. Burkina Faso

$ 3,071,000
$ 3,071,000

3. Mali

$ 2,406,000
$ 2,406,000

4. Haiti

$ 2,062,000
$ 2,062,000

5. Ethiopia

$ 1,997,000
$ 1,997,000

6. Afghanistan

$ 1,721,000
$ 1,721,000

7. Nepal

$ 1,660,000
$ 1,660,000

8. Democratic Republic of the Congo

$ 846,000
$ 846,000

9. Iraq

$ 682,000
$ 682,000

10. Syria

$ 437,000
$ 437,000

11. Malawi

$ 432,000
$ 432,000

12. Benin

$ 276,000
$ 276,000

13. Tanzania

$ 193,000
$ 193,000

14. Kenya

$ 186,000
$ 186,000

15. Togo

$ 143,000
$ 143,000

16. Mozambique

$ 133,000
$ 133,000

17. Zambia

$ 133,000
$ 133,000

18. South Sudan

$ 118,000
$ 118,000

19. Honduras

$ 117,000
$ 117,000

20. Bolivia

$ 90,000
$ 90,000

21. Uganda

$ 60,000
$ 60,000

22. India

$ 23,000
$ 23,000

23. Cambodia

$ 2,000
$ 2,000