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Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene
Year Value
2000 1.0434610577
2001 0.7957884037
2002 0.5776534013
2003 0.3208552685
2004 0.2990596287
2005 0.3368729678
2006 0.2843290131
2007 0.5577000377
2008 0.6193749282
2009 0.9102487484
2010 1.3131565263
2011 1.5804763123
2012 1.6942983454
2013 1.5645102925
2014 1.4282011375
2015 1.4660938132
2016 1.8116731875
2017 1.9558583462
2018 2.0779370849
2019 1.7764818291
2020 1.8578651739
2021 1.835067825

Source: Vital Statistics Division, Statistics Korea

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: Deaths per 100,000 population

Data type

National data (Type1)
This is the national produced statistics in the ROK that best corresponds to the definition of UN SDGs indicators.
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Indicator name

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)
Definition

Deaths per 100,000 population attributed to intestinal infectious disease(A00, A01-A08, A09), intestinal nematode infection(B76-B77), and malnutrition(E40-E46)
Data source

Cause of Death Statistics
Data collection

Compiling data from death reports filed with city, district, and municipal offices, baby and fetal death reports from crematories, and data from the ｢Complementary Survey on Causes of Death｣ of medical institutions
Organizations

Vital Statistics Division, Statistics Korea
Periodicity

Annually
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)
Target name

By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
Organizations

World Health Organisation (WHO)
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