IBRD only - Access to basic sanitation services

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in IBRD only was 77.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 77.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 33.41 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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
2000 33.41
2001 34.69
2002 36.71
2003 38.74
2004 40.79
2005 42.87
2006 44.98
2007 47.13
2008 49.30
2009 51.51
2010 53.75
2011 56.02
2012 58.33
2013 60.67
2014 63.04
2015 65.42
2016 67.82
2017 70.23
2018 72.66
2019 75.01
2020 77.42

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in IBRD only was 91.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 75.94 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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
2000 75.94
2001 76.64
2002 77.28
2003 77.94
2004 78.62
2005 79.33
2006 80.06
2007 80.81
2008 81.57
2009 82.35
2010 83.14
2011 83.94
2012 84.74
2013 85.56
2014 86.38
2015 87.21
2016 88.04
2017 88.87
2018 89.70
2019 90.50
2020 91.32

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in IBRD only was 85.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 85.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 51.91 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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
2000 51.91
2001 53.21
2002 54.88
2003 56.55
2004 58.23
2005 60.12
2006 61.81
2007 63.50
2008 65.20
2009 66.90
2010 68.61
2011 70.31
2012 72.02
2013 73.73
2014 75.43
2015 77.12
2016 78.80
2017 80.33
2018 81.99
2019 83.51
2020 85.11

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention