Improved sanitation , especially by way of access to household toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission, has helped avert 1.8 lakh deaths due to diarrhea since 2014, says the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) in a recent study. The good news is that India can save up to three lakh lives if every household gains access to sanitary toilet as outlined in the October 2019 target set under Swachh Bharat Mission. Here's a look: