Lao PDR - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Lao PDR was 60.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 60.27 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.97 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 14.97
2001 17.62
2002 20.07
2003 22.52
2004 24.97
2005 27.35
2006 29.73
2007 32.09
2008 34.44
2009 36.78
2010 39.11
2011 41.42
2012 43.73
2013 46.02
2014 48.31
2015 50.70
2016 53.09
2017 55.48
2018 57.87
2019 60.27
2020 60.27

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

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Lao PDR was 63.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 63.48 in 2018, while its lowest value was 45.56 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 45.56
2001 46.85
2002 47.68
2003 48.52
2004 49.36
2005 50.40
2006 51.44
2007 52.48
2008 53.54
2009 54.59
2010 55.66
2011 56.73
2012 57.81
2013 58.90
2014 59.99
2015 60.86
2016 61.73
2017 62.60
2018 63.48
2019 63.34
2020 63.34

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Lao PDR was 61.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 61.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.70 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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 21.70
2001 24.34
2002 26.71
2003 29.05
2004 31.37
2005 33.62
2006 35.75
2007 37.86
2008 39.96
2009 42.03
2010 44.08
2011 46.12
2012 48.13
2013 50.13
2014 52.10
2015 54.06
2016 56.01
2017 57.93
2018 59.84
2019 61.36
2020 61.38

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention