Iraq - 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 Iraq was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.68 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 53.68
2001 55.31
2002 56.95
2003 58.59
2004 60.23
2005 62.56
2006 64.93
2007 67.34
2008 69.78
2009 72.26
2010 74.77
2011 77.33
2012 79.92
2013 82.54
2014 85.21
2015 87.91
2016 90.64
2017 93.42
2018 96.23
2019 98.94
2020 100.00

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Iraq was 99.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.96 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.38 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 77.38
2001 77.59
2002 77.81
2003 78.02
2004 78.24
2005 79.74
2006 81.24
2007 82.75
2008 84.27
2009 85.79
2010 87.32
2011 88.86
2012 90.41
2013 91.96
2014 93.52
2015 95.09
2016 96.66
2017 98.24
2018 99.43
2019 99.69
2020 99.96

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Iraq was 99.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.97 in 2020, while its lowest value was 69.91 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 69.91
2001 70.59
2002 71.26
2003 71.93
2004 72.60
2005 74.37
2006 76.15
2007 77.95
2008 79.77
2009 81.59
2010 83.45
2011 85.32
2012 87.20
2013 89.10
2014 91.01
2015 92.93
2016 94.86
2017 96.81
2018 98.48
2019 99.47
2020 99.97

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention