Low income - 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 Low income was 46.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 46.57 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.85 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 27.85
2001 28.55
2002 29.35
2003 30.22
2004 31.10
2005 32.08
2006 33.08
2007 34.09
2008 35.14
2009 36.17
2010 37.18
2011 38.20
2012 39.15
2013 40.09
2014 41.04
2015 41.97
2016 42.92
2017 43.87
2018 44.76
2019 45.66
2020 46.57

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 Low income was 82.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.89 in 2020, while its lowest value was 75.39 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 75.39
2001 75.51
2002 75.80
2003 76.09
2004 76.40
2005 76.81
2006 77.23
2007 77.72
2008 78.17
2009 78.61
2010 79.03
2011 79.09
2012 79.48
2013 79.88
2014 80.30
2015 80.77
2016 81.23
2017 81.59
2018 82.03
2019 82.49
2020 82.89

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Low income was 58.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 58.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 40.91 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 40.91
2001 41.56
2002 42.33
2003 43.15
2004 43.98
2005 44.92
2006 45.89
2007 46.84
2008 47.87
2009 48.88
2010 49.85
2011 50.60
2012 51.48
2013 52.36
2014 53.25
2015 54.17
2016 55.10
2017 55.99
2018 56.89
2019 57.80
2020 58.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention