Progress on Household Drinking-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 2000-2024: Special Focus on Inequalities

Between 2000 and 2024, the global population increased from 6.2 billion to 8.2 billion. Over this period, a quarter of the world’s population (2.2 billion) gained access to safely managed drinking water, and a third (2.8 billion) gained safely managed sanitation. But while billions have gained access to WASH services, progress has been uneven and the total number of people still lacking access has decreased more slowly.  

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Progress on household drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2024: Special focus on inequalities

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