This statistic shows that percentage of health care facilities in three WHO regions that do not have improved sanitation facilities as of 2014. An improved sanitation facility is one that hygienically separates human excreta from human contact. According to the WHO, 16 percent of health care facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa did not have improved sanitation facilities, compared to 43 percent of those in Latin American and the Caribbean. Per the WHO, many patients in developing countries will develop secondary infections due to lack of quality hygiene, basic water facilities and/or proper sanitation.
Percentage of health care facilities without improved sanitation facilities 2014, by region
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WHO. (March 6, 2017). Percentage of health care facilities without improved sanitation facilities 2014, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/698153/health-care-facilities-without-improved-sanitation-facilities-by-region/
WHO. "Percentage of health care facilities without improved sanitation facilities 2014, by region." Chart. March 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698153/health-care-facilities-without-improved-sanitation-facilities-by-region/
WHO. (2017). Percentage of health care facilities without improved sanitation facilities 2014, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/698153/health-care-facilities-without-improved-sanitation-facilities-by-region/
WHO. "Percentage of Health Care Facilities without Improved Sanitation Facilities 2014, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698153/health-care-facilities-without-improved-sanitation-facilities-by-region/
WHO, Percentage of health care facilities without improved sanitation facilities 2014, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/698153/health-care-facilities-without-improved-sanitation-facilities-by-region/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Percentage of health care facilities without improved sanitation facilities 2014, by region [Graph], WHO, March 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/698153/health-care-facilities-without-improved-sanitation-facilities-by-region/
