Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 1.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 23.84 in 2007, while its lowest value was 1.23 in 2019.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2002 23.75
2003 23.75
2004 23.75
2005 23.75
2006 23.75
2007 23.84
2008 22.03
2009 20.21
2010 18.37
2011 16.52
2012 14.66
2013 12.78
2014 10.89
2015 8.99
2016 7.07
2017 5.14
2018 3.19
2019 1.23
2020 1.23

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention