China - Improved sanitation facilities

Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access)

The value for Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) in China was 76.50 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76.50 in 2015 and a minimum value of 47.50 in 1990.

Definition: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Improved sanitation facilities are likely to ensure hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact. They include flush/pour flush (to piped sewer system, septic tank, pit latrine), ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine with slab, and composting toilet.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
1990 47.50
1991 48.60
1992 49.80
1993 50.90
1994 52.00
1995 53.20
1996 54.30
1997 55.40
1998 56.60
1999 57.70
2000 58.80
2001 60.00
2002 61.20
2003 62.40
2004 63.70
2005 64.90
2006 66.10
2007 67.20
2008 68.40
2009 69.60
2010 70.80
2011 71.90
2012 73.10
2013 74.20
2014 75.40
2015 76.50

Improved sanitation facilities, rural (% of rural population with access)

The value for Improved sanitation facilities, rural (% of rural population with access) in China was 63.70 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.70 in 2015 and a minimum value of 40.20 in 1990.

Definition: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Improved sanitation facilities are likely to ensure hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact. They include flush/pour flush (to piped sewer system, septic tank, pit latrine), ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine with slab, and composting toilet.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
1990 40.20
1991 41.20
1992 42.10
1993 43.00
1994 44.00
1995 44.90
1996 45.90
1997 46.80
1998 47.70
1999 48.70
2000 49.60
2001 50.60
2002 51.50
2003 52.40
2004 53.40
2005 54.30
2006 55.30
2007 56.20
2008 57.10
2009 58.10
2010 59.00
2011 60.00
2012 60.90
2013 61.80
2014 62.80
2015 63.70

Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access)

The value for Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) in China was 86.60 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 86.60 in 2015 and a minimum value of 67.80 in 1990.

Definition: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Improved sanitation facilities are likely to ensure hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact. They include flush/pour flush (to piped sewer system, septic tank, pit latrine), ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine with slab, and composting toilet.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

See also:

Year Value
1990 67.80
1991 68.60
1992 69.30
1993 70.10
1994 70.80
1995 71.60
1996 72.30
1997 73.10
1998 73.80
1999 74.60
2000 75.30
2001 76.10
2002 76.80
2003 77.60
2004 78.30
2005 79.10
2006 79.90
2007 80.60
2008 81.40
2009 82.10
2010 82.90
2011 83.60
2012 84.40
2013 85.10
2014 85.90
2015 86.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention