World Vitals / Basic needs and vulnerability
See drinking-water access, surface-water use, and hunger indicators from UN and WHO-linked sources.
Water and food indicators are snapshot-heavy; World Vitals labels them as point-in-time values rather than live counters.
Every chart below is backed by the World Vitals metric registry. Live-looking values are marked as estimated rates; annual and snapshot values keep their source year visible.
Featured charts
WHO/UNICEF JMP estimate of people without safely managed drinking-water services.
WHO/UNICEF JMP / 2024WHO/UNICEF JMP estimate of people who continue to drink surface water.
WHO/UNICEF JMP / 2024Approximate latest UN estimate of people affected by chronic undernourishment.
FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO / 2024Related topics
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