Mortality rate from unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene sources per 100,000 population

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3.9.2. Mortality rate from unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene sources per 100,000 population
Year Value
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 0.084
2021 0.95
2022 0.417
2023 0.35
2024 0.346

Source: National Agency for Public Health

Geographical Area: Republic of Moldova

Unit of Measurement: Per 100 000 population

Footnote:

For 2024, the indicator was calculated based on data available for the first 9 months of the year, as the implementation and configuration of the eCMND information system temporarily limited access to and extraction of detailed data by cause of death.

During the analyzed period, the indicator for the Republic of Moldova remains at a low level, which corresponds to the situation of a country with wide access of the population to water and sanitation services. Annual fluctuations are mainly determined by the low number of absolute cases and by variations in mortality from diseases sensitive to WASH factors, especially diarrheal diseases.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 3.9.2: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene per 100,000 population
Definition and concepts

Unsafe drinking water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene are important causes of death. According to WHO methodologies, when estimating this indicator, only the impact of diarrheal diseases, infections, intestinal infections and malnutrition with energy proteins is considered. As well, according to WHO, by adequate provision of WASH services additionally to diarrheal, the following diseases could be prevented: malnutrition, intestinal infections, lymphatic disorders, trachoma, schistosomiasis malaria.
Unit of measure

Per 100 000 population
Method of computation

Deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services, expressed per 100,000 population; The included diseases are diarrhoea (GHE code 110 which includes ICD-10 codes A00, A01, A03, A04, A06-A09), acute respiratory infections (GHE code 380 which includes

ICD-10 codes H65-H66, J00-J22, P23, and U04) intestinal nematode infections (GHE codes 340, 350 and 360 which include ICD-10 codes B76-B77, and B79) and protein-energy malnutrition (GHE code 550 which includes ICD-10 codes E40-E46).
Comparability with global indicator

Clculated according to the international methodology recommended by the World Health Organization
Periodicity

annual
Data last updated Jul 15, 2026
Metadata last updated Aug 11, 2026

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Indicator

Indicator 3.9.2: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)

Target

Target 3.9: By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-03-09-02.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

World Health Organization (WHO)
Related indicators

Indicator 7.1.2: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology

Metadata update

2022-07-07

Source 1

Data sources

Statistical data on population mortality by causes of deaths - National Agency for Public Health

Statistical data on population - National Bureau of Statistics
Data producers

National Agency for Public Health
Data providers

National Agency for Public Health

National Bureau of Statistics
Institutional mandate

Ministry of Health
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