Myanmar - 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 Myanmar was 71.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 71.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 57.62 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 57.62
2001 58.28
2002 58.93
2003 59.59
2004 60.24
2005 60.90
2006 61.56
2007 62.21
2008 62.87
2009 63.55
2010 64.22
2011 64.90
2012 65.58
2013 66.26
2014 66.94
2015 67.62
2016 68.30
2017 68.98
2018 69.66
2019 70.34
2020 71.02

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Myanmar was 79.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.31 in 2008, while its lowest value was 79.23 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 79.23
2001 79.36
2002 79.50
2003 79.63
2004 79.77
2005 79.91
2006 80.04
2007 80.18
2008 80.31
2009 80.24
2010 80.17
2011 80.10
2012 80.02
2013 79.95
2014 79.88
2015 79.80
2016 79.73
2017 79.65
2018 79.57
2019 79.50
2020 79.42

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Myanmar was 73.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 73.64 in 2020, while its lowest value was 63.46 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 63.46
2001 64.01
2002 64.57
2003 65.12
2004 65.67
2005 66.21
2006 66.76
2007 67.30
2008 67.84
2009 68.34
2010 68.83
2011 69.32
2012 69.81
2013 70.29
2014 70.77
2015 71.26
2016 71.74
2017 72.21
2018 72.69
2019 73.17
2020 73.64

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention