In 2016, the opinion of the French on the number of people who die each year in the world due to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation was rather heterogeneous. We can observe that in that year, about two-thirds of the people surveyed estimated that less than one million people would die each year from diseases related to unsafe water and an unhealthy environment.
French people's opinion on the number of people who die each year in the world due to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation in 2016
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The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Selon vous, combien de personnes meurent chaque année de maladies liées à l’eau et à un environnement insalubre ?"
According to the source, 2.6 million people die every year from lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation.
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Solidarités International. (March 21, 2016). French people's opinion on the number of people who die each year in the world due to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104670/opinion-mortality-lack-access-clean-water-france/
Solidarités International. "French people's opinion on the number of people who die each year in the world due to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation in 2016." Chart. March 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104670/opinion-mortality-lack-access-clean-water-france/
Solidarités International. (2016). French people's opinion on the number of people who die each year in the world due to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104670/opinion-mortality-lack-access-clean-water-france/
Solidarités International. "French People's Opinion on The Number of People Who Die Each Year in The World Due to Lack of Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104670/opinion-mortality-lack-access-clean-water-france/
Solidarités International, French people's opinion on the number of people who die each year in the world due to lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104670/opinion-mortality-lack-access-clean-water-france/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
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