No. 25: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Mercer Health and Sanitation Index Score: 46.8*
Problems with waste disposal continue to contaminate the rivers of Nigeria, especially affecting residents in Port Harcourt. The area lacks strategies for preventing oil spills and contamination, and the clean-up methods after disasters require significant improvement.
* Indexed to New York City, with a score of 100. Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting's 2007 Health and Sanitation Rankings, part of the 2007 Quality of Life Report
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