2019peer-reviewed1,219 citations
Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: An updated analysis with a focus on low- and middle-income countries
Annette Prüss‐Üstün, Jennyfer Wolf, Jamie Bartram, Thomas Clasen, Oliver Cumming, Matthew C. Freeman +4 more
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Abstract
Despite recent declines in attributable mortality, inadequate WASH remains an important determinant of global disease burden, especially among young children. These estimates contribute to global monitoring such as for the Sustainable Development Goal indicator on mortality from inadequate WASH.
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Environmental healthSanitationHygieneTrachomaMedicineMalariaDisease burdenMalnutrition