We measure unsafe drinking water using the number of age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years lost per 100,000 persons (DALY rate) due to exposure to unsafe drinking water. A score of 100 indicates a country has among the lowest DALY rates in the world (≤5th-percentile), while a score of 0 indicates a country is among the highest (≥95th-percentile). Data for this indicator come from the Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation’s (IHME) Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.
Unsafe drinking water
| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1 | 100 | - |
| Austria | 1 | 100 | - |
| Iceland | 1 | 100 | 0.6 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 100 | - |
| Malta | 1 | 100 | - |
| Norway | 1 | 100 | 1.6 |
| Greece | 1 | 100 | - |
| Switzerland | 1 | 100 | - |
| Ireland | 1 | 100 | - |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100 | 1.3 |
| Germany | 11 | 98.4 | 1.4 |
| Sweden | 12 | 97.7 | 1.3 |
| Luxembourg | 12 | 97.7 | 2.4 |
| Italy | 14 | 97.6 | 1 |
| Denmark | 15 | 95.7 | 1.9 |
| Spain | 16 | 94.6 | 1.6 |
| France | 17 | 93.6 | 3.6 |
| Israel | 17 | 93.6 | 1.7 |
| Belgium | 19 | 92.9 | 2.8 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 91.6 | 0.9 |
| Japan | 20 | 91.6 | 1.5 |
| Canada | 22 | 90.8 | 1.8 |
| United States of America | 23 | 89.2 | 1.4 |
| Singapore | 24 | 88.7 | 1.1 |
| Portugal | 25 | 85.5 | 2.3 |
| South Korea | 26 | 84.4 | 1.6 |
| Australia | 27 | 81 | 0.5 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 28 | 79.7 | 0.6 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 74.4 | 1.1 |
| Slovenia | 30 | 70.1 | -0.5 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 67.1 | 1.1 |
| Chile | 32 | 66.7 | 2.4 |
| Poland | 33 | 65.6 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 34 | 65 | -0.3 |
| Slovakia | 35 | 64.5 | 0.9 |
| Mauritius | 36 | 63.4 | 1.5 |
| Croatia | 37 | 63.1 | 0.7 |
| Uruguay | 38 | 61.6 | 3.7 |
| Armenia | 39 | 61.5 | 2.7 |
| Belarus | 40 | 60.6 | 1 |
| Hungary | 41 | 60.5 | -0.1 |
| Serbia | 42 | 60.3 | 2 |
| Argentina | 43 | 59.3 | 2.5 |
| Estonia | 44 | 59 | 0.5 |
| China | 45 | 58.2 | 3.8 |
| North Macedonia | 46 | 58.1 | 1.5 |
| Bulgaria | 47 | 57.8 | 1.7 |
| Latvia | 48 | 57.5 | 0.7 |
| Lithuania | 49 | 57.2 | 0.2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 | 57.1 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 51 | 57 | 0.3 |
| Qatar | 52 | 56.8 | 0.7 |
| Montenegro | 53 | 56.7 | 1.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 54 | 55.8 | 2.5 |
| Russia | 55 | 55.7 | 0.7 |
| Romania | 56 | 55.3 | 1.6 |
| Costa Rica | 57 | 55.2 | 2.9 |
| Ukraine | 58 | 55 | -0.9 |
| Jordan | 59 | 54.2 | 1.9 |
| Uzbekistan | 60 | 53.8 | 1.9 |
| Georgia | 61 | 52.2 | 1.7 |
| United Arab Emirates | 62 | 51.6 | 0.8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 63 | 50.9 | 3.4 |
| Viet Nam | 64 | 50.7 | 2.4 |
| Moldova | 65 | 50.6 | 1.3 |
| Albania | 66 | 50.2 | 1.2 |
| Bahrain | 67 | 49.9 | 0.8 |
| Colombia | 67 | 49.9 | 4 |
| Mexico | 69 | 49.8 | 4 |
| Algeria | 70 | 49 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 71 | 48.9 | 0.7 |
| Iran | 72 | 48.7 | 1.8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 73 | 48.3 | 0.6 |
| Malaysia | 74 | 48.1 | 1.3 |
| Bahamas | 75 | 47.7 | -0.4 |
| Turkmenistan | 76 | 47.6 | 7.4 |
| Barbados | 76 | 47.6 | -0.8 |
| Jamaica | 78 | 47.2 | -1.2 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 78 | 47.2 | 4.6 |
| Turkey | 80 | 46.9 | 1.6 |
| Lebanon | 81 | 46.6 | 1.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 81 | 46.6 | 3.4 |
| Ecuador | 83 | 46.5 | 4.7 |
| Azerbaijan | 84 | 46.4 | 1.6 |
| Oman | 85 | 46.3 | 1.2 |
| Cuba | 86 | 45.9 | 0.5 |
| Iraq | 87 | 45.8 | 9 |
| Seychelles | 88 | 45.7 | 1.3 |
| Paraguay | 89 | 45.1 | 3.6 |
| Brazil | 89 | 45.1 | 6.7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 91 | 45 | - |
| Grenada | 92 | 44.2 | -0.1 |
| Maldives | 93 | 44.1 | 1.9 |
| Mongolia | 94 | 43.7 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 95 | 43.5 | 1.7 |
| Dominica | 96 | 43.3 | -0.3 |
| Tonga | 97 | 42.7 | -0.4 |
| Peru | 98 | 42.6 | 1.4 |
| Thailand | 99 | 42.5 | 2.1 |
| Saint Lucia | 100 | 42.1 | -0.4 |
| Nicaragua | 101 | 42 | 6 |
| Panama | 102 | 41.6 | 5.3 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103 | 41 | 0.8 |
| El Salvador | 104 | 40.6 | 2.8 |
| Samoa | 105 | 40.3 | 0.4 |
| Belize | 106 | 39.5 | 1.7 |
| Bolivia | 107 | 38.3 | 4.7 |
| Morocco | 108 | 36.6 | 7.4 |
| Egypt | 108 | 36.6 | 6.8 |
| Suriname | 110 | 35.3 | 2.2 |
| Dominican Republic | 111 | 35.1 | 1.8 |
| Cabo Verde | 112 | 34.4 | 3.6 |
| Philippines | 113 | 34.3 | 4.8 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 114 | 34 | 10.1 |
| Cambodia | 115 | 33.2 | 6.4 |
| Micronesia | 116 | 32.9 | 1.4 |
| Guyana | 117 | 32.5 | 3.7 |
| Fiji | 118 | 31.9 | 2.6 |
| Tajikistan | 119 | 31.6 | 6.2 |
| Bhutan | 120 | 31.4 | 4.1 |
| Honduras | 121 | 30.8 | 5.6 |
| Marshall Islands | 122 | 30.2 | 3.6 |
| Myanmar | 123 | 29.9 | 8.5 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 124 | 29.5 | 7.1 |
| Afghanistan | 125 | 27.7 | 6.9 |
| Guatemala | 126 | 27.1 | 6.7 |
| Gabon | 126 | 27.1 | 8.3 |
| Bangladesh | 128 | 26.8 | 4.7 |
| Timor-Leste | 129 | 26.1 | 3.6 |
| Laos | 130 | 26 | 8.5 |
| Nepal | 131 | 25.7 | 6.6 |
| Indonesia | 132 | 24.8 | 5 |
| South Africa | 133 | 23.2 | 6.5 |
| Sudan | 134 | 22.5 | 10 |
| Vanuatu | 135 | 21.3 | 2.7 |
| Ghana | 136 | 20.3 | 3.4 |
| Botswana | 137 | 20.1 | 5.4 |
| Gambia | 138 | 18.9 | 4.5 |
| Namibia | 139 | 18.8 | 4.9 |
| Tanzania | 140 | 18.2 | 4.8 |
| India | 141 | 18.1 | 7.9 |
| Djibouti | 141 | 18.1 | 5.1 |
| Uganda | 143 | 17.6 | 3.2 |
| Rwanda | 144 | 16.9 | 5.8 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 144 | 16.9 | 5.2 |
| Mozambique | 146 | 16.4 | 5.3 |
| Zimbabwe | 147 | 16.1 | 4 |
| Papua New Guinea | 148 | 15.6 | 3.6 |
| Kiribati | 149 | 15.4 | 3.8 |
| Comoros | 150 | 15.3 | 3.8 |
| Pakistan | 151 | 15.1 | 4.5 |
| Republic of Congo | 152 | 14.4 | 8.9 |
| Solomon Islands | 153 | 14.3 | 4.3 |
| Haiti | 154 | 13.8 | 5.8 |
| Kenya | 155 | 13.6 | 6.5 |
| Benin | 156 | 13.5 | 4.1 |
| Mauritania | 157 | 13.4 | 7 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 158 | 13.2 | 9.5 |
| Zambia | 159 | 13.1 | 6.4 |
| Senegal | 160 | 12.9 | 2.7 |
| Eswatini | 161 | 12.1 | 5.4 |
| Malawi | 162 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Angola | 163 | 11.9 | 8.5 |
| Sierra Leone | 164 | 11.4 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 165 | 11.2 | 4.9 |
| Guinea | 166 | 10.9 | 4.6 |
| Liberia | 167 | 9.4 | 6.6 |
| Mali | 168 | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| Burkina Faso | 169 | 7.8 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 170 | 7.4 | 6.2 |
| Lesotho | 171 | 7.1 | 3.5 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 172 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Eritrea | 173 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| Madagascar | 174 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Burundi | 175 | 5.2 | 2.9 |
| Togo | 176 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Nigeria | 177 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Niger | 178 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Chad | 179 | - | - |
| Central African Republic | 179 | - | - |