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MDG 7, Target 10 — Cost Savings Due to Improved Health From Increased Access to Water Supply and Sanitation, 2000 (in $ million)
 
Intervention 1
Intervention 2
Intervention 3
Intervention 4
Health Sector Costs Averted due to Less Illness Per Year
East and Northeast Asia 1,273.7 2,547.4 6,548.7 9,822.8
North and Central Asia 55.7 111.4 442.7 713.8
Pacific 9.6 19.3 44.5 65.2
South and Southwest Asia 983.1 1,966.1 5,306.0 8,038.2
Southeast Asia 265.7 531.4 1,612.8 2,497.8
Total 2,587.8 5,175.6 13,954.7 21,137.7
Patient Costs Averted due to Less Illness Per Year
East and Northeast Asia 32.7 65.4 168.2 252.3
North and Central Asia 1.2 2.4 9.3 14.9
Pacific 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.7
South and Southwest Asia 41.5 83.0 216.8 326.2
Southeast Asia 7.4 14.8 45.5 70.5
Total 83.1 166.2 440.8 665.5

Source:
Hutton, G. and L. Haller. Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Water and Sanitation Improvement at the Global Level. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2004. (WHO/SDE/WSH/4.04) Note: Figures may not add up due to rounding.