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Global estimates of burden of disease caused by environment and occupational risks
Water, sanitation and hygiene
Selected population attributable fractions for water, sanitation and hygiene, by sex and level of development
(% DALYs), 2000a
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World
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World
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World
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1
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1
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2
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2
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3
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3
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4
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4
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5
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5
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6
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6
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Males
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Females
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Both sexes
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Males
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Females
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Males
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Females
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Males
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Females
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Diarrhoeal diseases
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88%
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88%
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88%
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88%
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88%
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88%
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88%
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80%
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80%
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Schistosomiasis
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Trachoma
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Ascariasis
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Trichuriasis
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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Hookworm disease
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
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1:High mortality developing; 2: Low mortality developing; 3: Developed; 4: (AFR-D, AFR-E, AMR-D, EMR-D, SEAR-D); 5: (AMR-B, EMR-B, SEAR-B, WPR-B); 6: (AMR-A, EUR-A, EUR-B, EUR-C, WPR-A)
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See country grouping for global assessment
Results based on the World Health Report, 2002.
More detailed information on global assessments
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Estimating the burden of disease from water, sanitation, and hygiene at a global level [pdf - 799 kb] [pdf 817kb]
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