El Salvador - 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 El Salvador was 77.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.21 in 2001, while its lowest value was 77.45 in 2020.

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 83.21
2001 83.21
2002 82.94
2003 82.66
2004 82.39
2005 82.11
2006 81.83
2007 81.55
2008 81.26
2009 80.98
2010 80.69
2011 80.40
2012 80.11
2013 79.82
2014 79.52
2015 79.22
2016 78.93
2017 78.63
2018 78.33
2019 77.90
2020 77.45

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention