American Samoa - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in American Samoa was 98.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.83 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

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

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Year Value
2000 77.83
2001 79.03
2002 80.24
2003 81.45
2004 82.66
2005 83.87
2006 85.08
2007 86.29
2008 87.51
2009 88.73
2010 89.95
2011 91.17
2012 92.39
2013 93.62
2014 94.84
2015 96.07
2016 97.30
2017 98.36
2018 98.36
2019 98.36
2020 98.36

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention