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Convergence in access to safe water and adequate sanitation: an analysis across countries and time

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This short note reports that developing countries have tended to converge in terms of percentage of population having access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation between 1980 and 1993-1996. It suggests that this represents a good message, but no reason for complacency. Enormous efforts are still needed until all people on earth can enjoy access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.

Keywords: access, convergence, disease, drinking water, sanitation

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