58% of people lacking basic drinking water services in 2022 are in sub-Saharan Africa

In 2022, 703 million people were estimated to lack basic drinking water services globally. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for more than half of this estimate, with 408 million people facing this problem. Central & Southern Asia comes next with 20%.

Source:

UNICEF, WHO

Period:

2022
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