China - Access to safely managed drinking water services

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

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in China was 95.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.23 in 2018, while its lowest value was 89.21 in 2010.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 90.02
2001 90.02
2002 89.93
2003 89.84
2004 89.75
2005 89.66
2006 89.57
2007 89.48
2008 89.39
2009 89.30
2010 89.21
2011 90.00
2012 90.79
2013 91.58
2014 92.36
2015 93.15
2016 93.93
2017 94.71
2018 95.23
2019 95.14
2020 95.04

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention