The global death rate due to unsafe water access has decreased in the past decades. As of 2021, there were approximately ten deaths per 100,000 people worldwide, a considerable decrease from almost 41 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
Annual number of deaths worldwide attributed to unsafe water sources per 100,000 people from 1990 to 2021
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IHME. (May 20, 2024). Annual number of deaths worldwide attributed to unsafe water sources per 100,000 people from 1990 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488520/unsafe-water-death-rate-global-timeline/
IHME. "Annual number of deaths worldwide attributed to unsafe water sources per 100,000 people from 1990 to 2021." Chart. May 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488520/unsafe-water-death-rate-global-timeline/
IHME. (2024). Annual number of deaths worldwide attributed to unsafe water sources per 100,000 people from 1990 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488520/unsafe-water-death-rate-global-timeline/
IHME. "Annual Number of Deaths Worldwide Attributed to Unsafe Water Sources per 100,000 People from 1990 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488520/unsafe-water-death-rate-global-timeline/
IHME, Annual number of deaths worldwide attributed to unsafe water sources per 100,000 people from 1990 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488520/unsafe-water-death-rate-global-timeline/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Annual number of deaths worldwide attributed to unsafe water sources per 100,000 people from 1990 to 2021 [Graph], IHME, May 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488520/unsafe-water-death-rate-global-timeline/
