Chad
Somalia
Central African Rep.
Sierra Leone
Niger
Mali
Nigeria
Burundi
South Sudan
Congo-Kinshasa
Benin
Kenya
Burkina Faso
Angola
Ivory Coast
Eritrea
Cameroon
Guinea
Lesotho
Ethiopia
Togo
Liberia
Congo-Brazzaville
Mauritania
Tanzania
Guinea-Bissau
Zambia
Uganda
Madagascar
Gambia, The
Malawi
Eswatini
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Haiti
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Nepal
Pakistan
Rwanda
Ghana
India
Namibia
Sudan
Papua New Guinea
Afghanistan
South Africa
Myanmar
BangladeshNotes
Attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene.
Source: World Bank
Rankings
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Deaths due to poor sanitation
- Biggest decrease in carbon emissions
- Biggest emitters of carbon dioxide
- Biggest increase in carbon emissions
- Deaths due to poor sanitation
- Environmental performance index: best ecosystem vitality
- Environmental performance index: worst ecosystem vitality
- Forests: deforestation
- Forests: reforestation
- Largest amount of carbon dioxide emitted per person
- Least access to drinking water
- Lowest access to basic handwashing facilities: % of rural population
- Lowest access to basic handwashing facilities: % of urban population
- Open defecation
- Protected land areas as % of total land: highest
- Protected land areas as % of total land: lowest
- Protected marine areas as % of territorial waters
- Worst air pollution
Per 100,000 population 2016
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- Rank
- 1
- Country
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Chad - Result
- 101.0
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- Rank
- 2
- Country
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Somalia - Result
- 86.6
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- Rank
- 3
- Country
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Central African Rep. - Result
- 82.1
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- Rank
- 4
- Country
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Sierra Leone - Result
- 81.3
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- Rank
- 5
- Country
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Niger - Result
- 70.8
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- Rank
- 6
- Country
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Mali - Result
- 70.7
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- Rank
- 7
- Country
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Nigeria - Result
- 68.6
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- Rank
- 8
- Country
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Burundi - Result
- 65.4
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- Rank
- 9
- Country
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South Sudan - Result
- 63.3
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- Rank
- 10
- Country
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Congo-Kinshasa - Result
- 59.8
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- Rank
- 11
- Country
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Benin - Result
- 59.7
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- Rank
- 12
- Country
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Kenya - Result
- 51.2
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- Rank
- 13
- Country
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Burkina Faso - Result
- 49.6
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- Rank
- 14
- Country
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Angola - Result
- 48.8
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- Rank
- 15
- Country
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Ivory Coast - Result
- 47.2
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- Rank
- 16
- Country
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Eritrea - Result
- 45.6
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- Rank
- 17
- Country
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Cameroon - Result
- 45.2
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- Rank
- 18
- Country
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Guinea - Result
- 44.6
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- Rank
- 19
- Country
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Lesotho - Result
- 44.4
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- Rank
- 20
- Country
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Ethiopia - Result
- 43.7
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- Rank
- 21
- Country
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Togo - Result
- 41.6
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- Rank
- 22
- Country
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Liberia - Result
- 41.5
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- Rank
- 23
- Country
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Congo-Brazzaville - Result
- 38.7
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- Rank
- 24
- Country
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Mauritania - Result
- 38.6
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- Rank
- 25
- Country
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Tanzania - Result
- 38.4
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- Rank
- 26
- Country
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Guinea-Bissau - Result
- 35.3
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- Rank
- 27
- Country
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Zambia - Result
- 34.9
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- Rank
- 28
- Country
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Uganda - Result
- 31.6
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- Rank
- 29
- Country
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Madagascar - Result
- 30.2
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- Rank
- 30
- Country
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Gambia, The - Result
- 29.7
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- Rank
- 31
- Country
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Malawi - Result
- 28.3
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- Rank
- 32
- Country
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Eswatini - Result
- 27.9
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- Rank
- 33
- Country
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Mozambique - Result
- 27.6
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- Rank
- 34
- Country
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Zimbabwe - Result
- 24.6
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- Rank
- 35
- Country
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Senegal - Result
- 23.9
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- Rank
- 36
- Country
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Haiti - Result
- 23.8
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- Rank
- 37
- Country
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Equatorial Guinea - Result
- 22.3
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- Rank
- 38
- Country
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Gabon - Result
- 20.6
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- Rank
- 39
- Country
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Nepal - Result
- 19.8
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- Rank
- 40
- Country
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Pakistan - Result
- 19.6
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- Rank
- 41
- Country
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Rwanda - Result
- 19.3
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- Rank
- 42
- Country
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Ghana - Result
- 18.8
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- Rank
- 43
- Country
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India - Result
- 18.6
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- Rank
- 44
- Country
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Namibia - Result
- 18.3
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- Rank
- 45
- Country
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Sudan - Result
- 17.3
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- Rank
- 46
- Country
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Papua New Guinea - Result
- 16.3
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- Rank
- 47
- Country
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Afghanistan - Result
- 13.9
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- Rank
- 48
- Country
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South Africa - Result
- 13.7
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- Rank
- 49
- Country
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Myanmar - Result
- 12.6
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- Rank
- 50
- Country
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Bangladesh - Result
- 11.9