Myanmar - 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 Myanmar was 78.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 78.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 38.84 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 38.84
2001 40.49
2002 42.18
2003 43.91
2004 45.67
2005 47.46
2006 49.28
2007 51.14
2008 53.04
2009 54.97
2010 56.93
2011 58.92
2012 60.95
2013 63.02
2014 65.12
2015 67.25
2016 69.42
2017 71.62
2018 73.85
2019 76.12
2020 78.42

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 Myanmar was 95.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 68.95 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 68.95
2001 70.18
2002 71.42
2003 72.67
2004 73.93
2005 75.20
2006 76.48
2007 77.77
2008 79.07
2009 80.39
2010 81.71
2011 83.04
2012 84.38
2013 85.74
2014 87.10
2015 88.48
2016 89.86
2017 91.26
2018 92.66
2019 94.08
2020 95.43

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Myanmar was 83.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.98 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 46.98
2001 48.57
2002 50.19
2003 51.84
2004 53.51
2005 55.21
2006 56.93
2007 58.68
2008 60.46
2009 62.26
2010 64.09
2011 65.94
2012 67.81
2013 69.71
2014 71.64
2015 73.59
2016 75.57
2017 77.57
2018 79.60
2019 81.66
2020 83.72

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention