Bangladesh - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Bangladesh was 97.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.63 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. 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 93.63
2001 93.81
2002 93.99
2003 94.17
2004 94.35
2005 94.57
2006 94.79
2007 95.01
2008 95.23
2009 95.45
2010 95.67
2011 95.89
2012 96.11
2013 96.33
2014 96.55
2015 96.77
2016 96.99
2017 97.22
2018 97.44
2019 97.66
2020 97.88

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Bangladesh was 97.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.45 in 2004, while its lowest value was 97.40 in 2020.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. 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 98.33
2001 98.36
2002 98.39
2003 98.42
2004 98.45
2005 98.38
2006 98.32
2007 98.25
2008 98.19
2009 98.12
2010 98.06
2011 97.99
2012 97.93
2013 97.86
2014 97.80
2015 97.73
2016 97.67
2017 97.60
2018 97.53
2019 97.47
2020 97.40

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Bangladesh was 97.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.74 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 94.74
2001 94.90
2002 95.08
2003 95.25
2004 95.42
2005 95.59
2006 95.76
2007 95.93
2008 96.09
2009 96.24
2010 96.40
2011 96.55
2012 96.69
2013 96.83
2014 96.97
2015 97.10
2016 97.23
2017 97.35
2018 97.47
2019 97.59
2020 97.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention