Marc Jeuland|David Fuente|Semra Özdemir|Maura Allaire|Dale Whittington
The Long-Term Dynamics of Mortality Benefits from Improved Water and Sanitation in Less Developed Countries
Duke Institute for Health Innovation|Duke University|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|National University of Singapore|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
problem inadequate access water sanitation hygiene wash lessdeveloped nations received much attention last several decades recently millennium development goals largely diseases associated conditions contribute substantially mortality poor countries present countrylevel projections wash coverage washrelated mortality developing regions long time horizon 19752050 provide dynamic estimates economic value potential reductions washrelated mortality go beyond static results found previous work historical period leading present analysis shows steady substantial improvements wash coverage declining mortality rates across many developing regions namely east asia pacific latin america caribbean eastern europe middle east economic value potential health gains eliminating mortality attributable poor water sanitation decreased substantially future therefore modest regions washrelated deaths remain high parts south asia much subsaharan africa current trends continue several decades economic development investments improved water sanitation result capture economic benefits fact health losses likely remain high two regions medium term suggests accelerated efforts needed improve access water sanitation though costs benefits efforts specific locations carefully assessed