Marshall Islands - 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 Marshall Islands was 94.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 94.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.90 in 2001.

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
2001 93.90
2002 93.90
2003 93.90
2004 93.90
2005 93.90
2006 93.94
2007 93.98
2008 94.01
2009 94.05
2010 94.09
2011 94.13
2012 94.16
2013 94.20
2014 94.24
2015 94.28
2016 94.32
2017 94.35
2018 94.39
2019 94.43
2020 94.43

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 Marshall Islands was 86.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 86.90 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.20 in 2001.

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
2001 85.20
2002 85.20
2003 85.20
2004 85.20
2005 85.20
2006 85.33
2007 85.45
2008 85.58
2009 85.70
2010 85.83
2011 85.95
2012 86.08
2013 86.20
2014 86.32
2015 86.45
2016 86.57
2017 86.70
2018 86.82
2019 86.90
2020 86.90

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Marshall Islands was 88.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 88.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 87.71 in 2005.

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
2001 87.89
2002 87.85
2003 87.80
2004 87.76
2005 87.71
2006 87.77
2007 87.83
2008 87.89
2009 87.95
2010 88.01
2011 88.07
2012 88.14
2013 88.20
2014 88.27
2015 88.34
2016 88.41
2017 88.49
2018 88.56
2019 88.60
2020 88.57

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention