| About World Toilet Day The provision of proper toilets could save the lives of more than 200,000 children in the world, according to the UN | 5 billion people don't have access to a toilet |
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| In 2013, the UN officially recognized November 19 as World Toilet Day in a bid to make sanitation for all a global development priority | The countries where open defecation is most widely practiced are the same countries with the highest numbers of under-five child deaths, high levels of under-nutrition and poverty, and large wealth disparities |
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| 5 billion have access to toilets or latrines — meaning that 2 | 5 billion people in the world do not have access to proper sanitation |
Year Weekday Date Name Holiday Type 2016 Sat 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2017 Sun 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2018 Mon 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2019 Tue 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2020 Thu 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2021 Fri 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2022 Sat 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2023 Sun 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2024 Tue 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2025 Wed 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2026 Thu 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary.
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