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Number of people in the world with and without access to improved water sources

The absolute number of people in the world with and without access to improved water sources. Improved drinking water sources include piped water on premises
(piped household water connection located inside the user’s dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells
or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).

199020151995200020052010Number ofpeople withoutimproved watersourcesNumber ofpeople withimproved watersources