North America - 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 North America was 99.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 99.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.77 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
2005 95.77
2006 95.78
2007 95.79
2008 95.79
2009 95.80
2010 96.15
2011 96.49
2012 96.84
2013 97.19
2014 97.54
2015 97.89
2016 98.23
2017 98.58
2018 98.92
2019 99.27
2020 99.60

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 North America was 99.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 99.67 in 2009.

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 99.67
2001 99.67
2002 99.67
2003 99.67
2004 99.67
2005 99.67
2006 99.67
2007 99.67
2008 99.67
2009 99.67
2010 99.68
2011 99.70
2012 99.72
2013 99.74
2014 99.75
2015 99.77
2016 99.79
2017 99.81
2018 99.82
2019 99.84
2020 99.86

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in North America was 99.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 99.82 in 2020, while its lowest value was 98.89 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
2005 98.89
2006 98.90
2007 98.90
2008 98.91
2009 98.92
2010 99.00
2011 99.09
2012 99.18
2013 99.26
2014 99.34
2015 99.43
2016 99.51
2017 99.59
2018 99.66
2019 99.74
2020 99.82

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention