Philippines - 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 Philippines was 82.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 52.46 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 52.46
2001 53.10
2002 53.73
2003 54.36
2004 54.99
2005 55.62
2006 56.25
2007 57.95
2008 59.67
2009 61.42
2010 63.19
2011 64.99
2012 66.80
2013 68.65
2014 70.51
2015 72.40
2016 74.31
2017 76.25
2018 78.21
2019 80.19
2020 82.20

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Philippines was 82.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.32 in 2020, while its lowest value was 71.08 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 71.08
2001 71.25
2002 71.43
2003 71.60
2004 71.77
2005 71.95
2006 72.12
2007 72.84
2008 73.55
2009 74.27
2010 74.98
2011 75.71
2012 76.43
2013 77.16
2014 77.89
2015 78.62
2016 79.35
2017 80.09
2018 80.83
2019 81.57
2020 82.32

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Philippines was 82.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 61.05 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 61.05
2001 61.46
2002 61.86
2003 62.27
2004 62.68
2005 63.08
2006 63.49
2007 64.73
2008 65.98
2009 67.25
2010 68.54
2011 69.87
2012 71.20
2013 72.55
2014 73.91
2015 75.28
2016 76.66
2017 78.04
2018 79.44
2019 80.84
2020 82.26

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention