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.
The primary charts now come from normalized database observations. Snapshot cards remain useful for latest values, but time series and paired relationships get chart types that match the question.
Database charts
These charts use normalized observations from the World Vitals database. Time-series charts show change; scatter plots show paired relationships where the data actually supports comparison.
World Bank
Withdrawals as a share of internal resources are a stress signal, not a household-access measure.
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World Bank
Basic access and safely managed access need to be charted separately because they answer different questions.
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World Bank
This series is stricter than basic access and better explains service quality gaps.
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World Bank
Sanitation charts should sit beside water charts, not be hidden inside a generic basic-needs score.
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World Bank
The prevalence rate gives a clearer trend than a single headline count.
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World Bank WDI
Paired annual observations show whether basic water and sanitation progress are moving together.
Each dot is one paired year. Hover or focus a dot for both values and the year it represents.
World Bank WDI
This paired view separates land-system structure from emissions and climate impacts.
Each dot is one paired year. Hover or focus a dot for both values and the year it represents.
Metric snapshots
Snapshot and live-rate cards are kept separate from historical charts so they do not pretend to show a trend.
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
Track access to safely managed water, sanitation, hygiene facilities, and surface-water use.
Production, supply, and nutritionBuild a food-system explorer across production, supply, hunger, prices, and environmental pressure.
Diet cost and affordabilityTrack international food price pressure through FAO monthly food commodity indices.