Question

Forty-eight percent of the world’s population suffers from a lack of basic __________, or adequate conditions for public health.

Answer 1

Answer:

A.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is: A) Sanitation

Sanitation refers to the conditions that relate to public health, including the provision of clean drinking water as well as sewage disposal. The lack of basic sanitation leads to numerous problems. One of the most important is the death of thousands of children, over 525,000 of them dye every year because of diarrheal disease according to the World Health Organization.