According to the Joint Report of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, one of four people, or 2.1 billion people, does not have access to clean drinking water, despite the progress registered since 2015.
According to the data, since 2015, 961 million people have access to pure drinking water. Population drinking water has increased from 68% to 74%. According to the report, despite the improvement of the condition of the residents of rural areas, the situation with water access is still worse than in the city.
Thus, during 2015-2024, the coverage of drinking water in rural areas increased from 50% to 60%, while in urban areas it remained 83%.
The residents of the least developed countries are twice as likely to face drinking water and sanitary conditions than residents of other countries.
