Iraq - 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 Iraq was 94.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 54.04 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 54.04
2001 56.05
2002 58.08
2003 60.10
2004 62.13
2005 64.16
2006 66.20
2007 68.25
2008 70.30
2009 72.35
2010 74.41
2011 76.47
2012 78.53
2013 80.61
2014 82.68
2015 84.76
2016 86.85
2017 88.94
2018 91.03
2019 93.13
2020 94.83

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 Iraq was 99.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.18 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 93.18
2001 93.52
2002 93.86
2003 94.20
2004 94.55
2005 94.89
2006 95.23
2007 95.58
2008 95.92
2009 96.26
2010 96.61
2011 96.95
2012 97.30
2013 97.64
2014 97.98
2015 98.33
2016 98.67
2017 99.02
2018 99.36
2019 99.71
2020 99.81

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Iraq was 98.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.85 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 80.85
2001 81.74
2002 82.63
2003 83.52
2004 84.40
2005 85.29
2006 86.18
2007 87.07
2008 87.96
2009 88.85
2010 89.75
2011 90.66
2012 91.56
2013 92.46
2014 93.36
2015 94.25
2016 95.14
2017 96.02
2018 96.90
2019 97.78
2020 98.36

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention