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. 2022 Apr 6;10(6):e840–e849. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00099-7

Table 2.

Incremental cost to reach full coverage of water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste services in the least-developed countries' public health-care facilities by service, geography, and facility type (baseline estimates), 2021–30

All facilities
Urban facilities
Rural facilities
Hospitals
Non-hospitals
Number of facilities Share of facilities
Cost (US$ billions) Share of total cost Cost (US$ billions) Share of total cost Cost (US$ billions) Share of total cost Cost (US$ billions) Share of total cost Cost (US$ billions) Share of total cost
Total cost 7·9 100·0% 2·5 32·3% 5·3 67·7% 0·5 6·3% 7·4 93·7% .. ..
Service
Water 1·5 19·5% 0·4 4·8% 1·2 14·7% 0·1 0·7% 1·5 18·9% .. ..
Sanitation 1·8 23·1% 0·5 6·3% 1·3 16·8% 0·1 1·0% 1·7 22·1% .. ..
Hygiene 0·8 10·7% 0·3 3·5% 0·6 7·3% 0·1 1·5% 0·7 9·2% .. ..
Waste management 3·7 46·6% 1·4 17·7% 2·3 28·9% 0·2 3·1% 3·4 43·5% .. ..
Geography
Urban 2·5 32·3% .. .. .. .. 0·2 3·1% 2·3 29·2% 48 105 33·1%
Rural 5·3 67·7% .. .. .. .. 0·3 3·2% 5·1 64·5% 97 260 66·9%
Facility type
Hospital 0·5 6·3% 0·2 3·1% 0·3 3·2% .. .. .. .. 5583 3·8%
Non-hospital 7·4 93·7% 2·3 29·2% 5·1 64·5% .. .. .. .. 139 782 96·2%