About the theme
Achieving universal and equitable access to sufficient amounts of safely managed drinking-water and sanitation remains a priority in the WHO European Region. Every day, 14 people die of diarrhoeal disease due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Water-related disease outbreaks are a common occurrence in the Region, bearing significant economic costs. Evidence-based guidance and tools explain how to tackle the prevailing challenges and how to close the gap in attaining equitable access to safely managed drinking-water and sanitation services.
Featured indicator
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% population with homes connected to water supply system (Line chart)
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% population with homes connected to water supply system, urban (Line chart)
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% population with homes connected to water supply system, rural (Line chart)
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Percentage of population with improved sanitation facilities (Map)
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Percentage of population with improved sanitation facilities (%), rural (Map)
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Percentage of population with improved sanitation facilities (%), urban (Map)
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Enhancing national action on environment and healthEvery year, avoidable environmental risks account for at least 1.4 million deaths in the WHO European Region. These include air pollution, inadequate water and sanitation services, hazardous chemicals, poor waste disposal and climate change. More than 350 resources on environment and health have now been gathered through the European Environment and Health Process to aid the strengthening of national efforts to address the leading environmental determinants of ill health.Read more -
State of "Health 2020"WHO’s health policy for Europe, Health 2020, aims to improve health and well-being, reduce health inequities and ensure universal health coverage. This visualization gives an overview of how Member States are doing, ranked against the policy’s targets and indicators.Read more
Popular indicators
- Number of reported outbreaks of diseases arising from drinking-water EnvironmentHealth
- Population connected to wastewater treatment facilities EnvironmentHealth
- % population with access to sewage system, septic tank or other hygienic means of sewage disposal, urban HFA-DB
- Population with house connections to piped water EnvironmentHealth
- % population with access to sewage system, septic tank or other hygienic means of sewage disposal HFA-DB ChildAdolescentHealth
- % population with homes connected to water supply system HFA-DB ChildAdolescentHealth
- Population with home connection to improved sanitation facilities EnvironmentHealth
- Number of reported episodes of illness attributable to diseases carried in drinking-water EnvironmentHealth
- Bathing water quality for freshwater zones in EU countries EnvironmentHealth
- % population with access to sewage system, septic tank or other hygienic means of sewage disposal, rural HFA-DB