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It's #WorldWaterDay 💧 – a day designated by the UN to raise awareness of the two billion people living without access to safe water.

We look at which countries have the safest drinking water and the deadly consequences of polluted water aje.io/yqb6gn

Globally, at least two billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces.

In low-income countries, unsafe water sources account for the deaths of six out of every 100 people.

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Unsafe water is linked to the transmission of many diseases including cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio.

Diarrhoeal diseases resulted in the deaths of some 1.5 million people in 2019, according to WHO.

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In 2020, 74% of the world’s population had access to clean drinking water.

Chad has one of the lowest rates of access to safely managed drinking water. Countries with 100% access to safe drinking water include Greece and Kuwait.

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How do you protect yourself from waterborne diseases?

Here are some main precautions you can take to protect yourself and your family from waterborne diseases according to the CDC 👇

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