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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 1 | 100.00 | 0.60 |
| Norway | 1 | 100.00 | 1.40 |
| Austria | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Switzerland | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Finland | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Greece | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Ireland | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Malta | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| Netherlands | 1 | 100.00 | NA |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100.00 | 1.70 |
| Germany | 11 | 98.60 | 1.30 |
| Sweden | 12 | 97.90 | 1.10 |
| Italy | 13 | 97.80 | 0.90 |
| Luxembourg | 13 | 97.80 | 2.30 |
| Denmark | 15 | 95.80 | 1.70 |
| Spain | 16 | 94.80 | 1.70 |
| Israel | 17 | 93.80 | 1.50 |
| France | 17 | 93.80 | 4.10 |
| Belgium | 19 | 93.00 | 2.90 |
| Japan | 20 | 91.80 | 1.60 |
| Cyprus | 21 | 91.70 | 0.80 |
| Canada | 22 | 90.90 | 2.60 |
| United States of America | 23 | 89.30 | 2.20 |
| Singapore | 24 | 88.90 | 1.30 |
| Portugal | 25 | 85.70 | 2.70 |
| South Korea | 26 | 84.60 | 1.70 |
| Australia | 27 | 81.20 | 0.70 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 28 | 79.90 | 0.30 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 74.50 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 30 | 70.30 | -0.20 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 67.20 | 1.10 |
| Chile | 32 | 66.80 | 2.70 |
| Poland | 33 | 65.70 | 1.30 |
| Czech Republic | 34 | 65.20 | -0.30 |
| Slovakia | 35 | 64.60 | 1.20 |
| Mauritius | 36 | 63.60 | 1.80 |
| Croatia | 37 | 63.30 | 1.20 |
| Uruguay | 38 | 61.80 | 3.50 |
| Armenia | 39 | 61.70 | 4.00 |
| Belarus | 40 | 60.70 | 1.50 |
| Hungary | 41 | 60.60 | -0.10 |
| Serbia | 42 | 60.50 | 2.40 |
| Argentina | 43 | 59.50 | 3.10 |
| Estonia | 44 | 59.20 | 0.70 |
| China | 45 | 58.40 | 5.20 |
| North Macedonia | 46 | 58.30 | 2.20 |
| Bulgaria | 47 | 58.00 | 2.30 |
| Latvia | 48 | 57.70 | 0.90 |
| Lithuania | 49 | 57.40 | 0.50 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50 | 57.30 | 2.60 |
| Kuwait | 51 | 57.20 | 0.60 |
| Qatar | 52 | 57.00 | 0.80 |
| Montenegro | 53 | 56.80 | 1.90 |
| Kazakhstan | 54 | 56.00 | 3.30 |
| Russia | 55 | 55.80 | 0.90 |
| Romania | 56 | 55.40 | 2.30 |
| Costa Rica | 57 | 55.30 | 2.60 |
| Ukraine | 58 | 55.10 | -0.80 |
| Jordan | 59 | 54.40 | 2.40 |
| Uzbekistan | 60 | 54.00 | 2.20 |
| Georgia | 61 | 52.30 | 1.60 |
| United Arab Emirates | 62 | 51.70 | 0.90 |
| Saudi Arabia | 63 | 51.00 | 3.90 |
| Viet Nam | 64 | 50.90 | 3.10 |
| Moldova | 65 | 50.80 | 1.80 |
| Albania | 66 | 50.30 | 1.40 |
| Bahrain | 67 | 50.10 | 1.00 |
| Colombia | 67 | 50.10 | 5.20 |
| Mexico | 69 | 50.00 | 4.80 |
| Tunisia | 70 | 49.10 | 0.70 |
| Algeria | 70 | 49.10 | 2.50 |
| Iran | 72 | 48.80 | 2.20 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 73 | 48.50 | 0.80 |
| Malaysia | 74 | 48.20 | 0.70 |
| Barbados | 75 | 47.80 | -0.70 |
| Bahamas | 75 | 47.80 | -0.40 |
| Turkmenistan | 77 | 47.70 | 9.00 |
| Jamaica | 78 | 47.30 | -0.50 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 78 | 47.30 | 5.80 |
| Turkey | 80 | 47.00 | 1.90 |
| Lebanon | 81 | 46.80 | 2.10 |
| Sri Lanka | 82 | 46.70 | 4.00 |
| Ecuador | 82 | 46.70 | 5.60 |
| Oman | 84 | 46.50 | 1.60 |
| Azerbaijan | 84 | 46.50 | 2.60 |
| Cuba | 86 | 46.00 | 0.40 |
| Iraq | 87 | 45.90 | 9.90 |
| Seychelles | 88 | 45.80 | 1.30 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 89 | 45.20 | NA |
| Paraguay | 89 | 45.20 | 4.70 |
| Brazil | 89 | 45.20 | 7.90 |
| Grenada | 92 | 44.40 | NA |
| Maldives | 93 | 44.20 | 2.60 |
| Mongolia | 94 | 43.80 | 3.50 |
| Venezuela | 95 | 43.60 | 2.30 |
| Dominica | 96 | 43.50 | -0.20 |
| Tonga | 97 | 42.80 | -0.40 |
| Peru | 97 | 42.80 | 2.10 |
| Thailand | 99 | 42.70 | 2.50 |
| Saint Lucia | 100 | 42.20 | -0.30 |
| Nicaragua | 100 | 42.20 | 7.10 |
| Panama | 102 | 41.70 | 5.70 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103 | 41.10 | 0.90 |
| El Salvador | 104 | 40.80 | 3.60 |
| Samoa | 105 | 40.40 | 0.20 |
| Belize | 106 | 39.60 | 1.90 |
| Bolivia | 107 | 38.50 | 5.60 |
| Egypt | 108 | 36.70 | 7.40 |
| Morocco | 108 | 36.70 | 8.30 |
| Suriname | 110 | 35.40 | 2.80 |
| Dominican Republic | 111 | 35.20 | 2.10 |
| Cabo Verde | 112 | 34.50 | 4.40 |
| Philippines | 113 | 34.40 | 5.60 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 114 | 34.10 | 11.00 |
| Cambodia | 115 | 33.30 | 7.40 |
| Micronesia | 116 | 33.00 | 1.70 |
| Guyana | 117 | 32.60 | 4.80 |
| Fiji | 118 | 32.00 | 2.60 |
| Tajikistan | 119 | 31.70 | 7.10 |
| Bhutan | 120 | 31.50 | 4.90 |
| Honduras | 121 | 30.90 | 6.00 |
| Marshall Islands | 122 | 30.30 | 4.30 |
| Myanmar | 123 | 30.00 | 9.80 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 124 | 29.60 | 8.40 |
| Afghanistan | 125 | 27.80 | 8.00 |
| Guatemala | 126 | 27.20 | 7.60 |
| Gabon | 126 | 27.20 | 9.40 |
| Bangladesh | 128 | 26.90 | 5.40 |
| Timor-Leste | 129 | 26.20 | 4.20 |
| Laos | 130 | 26.10 | 9.50 |
| Nepal | 131 | 25.90 | 8.10 |
| Indonesia | 132 | 24.90 | 5.80 |
| South Africa | 133 | 23.40 | 7.40 |
| Sudan | 134 | 22.60 | 11.10 |
| Vanuatu | 135 | 21.40 | 3.10 |
| Ghana | 136 | 20.40 | 4.00 |
| Botswana | 137 | 20.20 | 6.10 |
| Gambia | 138 | 19.00 | 5.60 |
| Namibia | 139 | 18.90 | 5.20 |
| Tanzania | 140 | 18.40 | 5.70 |
| India | 141 | 18.30 | 8.60 |
| Djibouti | 142 | 18.20 | 5.00 |
| Uganda | 143 | 17.70 | 3.50 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 144 | 17.00 | 5.90 |
| Rwanda | 144 | 17.00 | 7.10 |
| Mozambique | 146 | 16.50 | 6.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 147 | 16.20 | 8.20 |
| Papua New Guinea | 148 | 15.80 | 4.00 |
| Kiribati | 149 | 15.60 | 4.00 |
| Comoros | 150 | 15.40 | 5.60 |
| Pakistan | 151 | 15.30 | 4.90 |
| Republic of Congo | 152 | 14.50 | 10.10 |
| Solomon Islands | 153 | 14.40 | 4.70 |
| Haiti | 154 | 13.90 | 3.20 |
| Kenya | 155 | 13.70 | 6.70 |
| Benin | 156 | 13.60 | 4.50 |
| Mauritania | 156 | 13.60 | 8.50 |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 158 | 13.40 | 10.10 |
| Zambia | 159 | 13.20 | 7.30 |
| Senegal | 160 | 13.00 | 4.60 |
| Eswatini | 161 | 12.20 | 5.90 |
| Malawi | 162 | 12.10 | 5.30 |
| Angola | 163 | 12.00 | 9.20 |
| Sierra Leone | 164 | 11.60 | 4.40 |
| Ethiopia | 165 | 11.30 | 5.90 |
| Guinea | 166 | 11.00 | 4.90 |
| Liberia | 167 | 9.50 | 7.30 |
| Mali | 168 | 8.30 | 5.60 |
| Burkina Faso | 169 | 7.90 | 3.70 |
| Cameroon | 170 | 7.50 | 6.40 |
| Lesotho | 171 | 7.20 | 4.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 172 | 6.60 | 6.60 |
| Eritrea | 173 | 6.40 | 4.50 |
| Madagascar | 174 | 6.20 | 5.10 |
| Burundi | 175 | 5.40 | 2.90 |
| Togo | 176 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| Nigeria | 177 | 4.30 | 4.30 |
| Niger | 178 | 1.70 | 1.70 |
| Central African Republic | 179 | NA | NA |
| Chad | 179 | NA | NA |