West Bank and Gaza - 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 West Bank and Gaza was 97.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.12 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 87.12
2001 87.16
2002 87.20
2003 87.24
2004 87.86
2005 88.49
2006 89.11
2007 89.74
2008 90.37
2009 91.00
2010 91.62
2011 92.25
2012 92.88
2013 93.51
2014 94.14
2015 94.77
2016 95.40
2017 96.03
2018 96.67
2019 97.30
2020 97.93

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in West Bank and Gaza was 98.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 91.62 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 91.62
2001 91.66
2002 91.70
2003 91.74
2004 92.15
2005 92.56
2006 92.98
2007 93.39
2008 93.80
2009 94.21
2010 94.63
2011 95.04
2012 95.45
2013 95.87
2014 96.28
2015 96.70
2016 97.11
2017 97.53
2018 97.94
2019 98.36
2020 98.77

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in West Bank and Gaza was 98.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.58 in 2020, while its lowest value was 90.36 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 90.36
2001 90.41
2002 90.46
2003 90.51
2004 90.99
2005 91.47
2006 91.94
2007 92.42
2008 92.90
2009 93.37
2010 93.85
2011 94.33
2012 94.80
2013 95.27
2014 95.75
2015 96.22
2016 96.69
2017 97.17
2018 97.64
2019 98.11
2020 98.58

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention