Zimbabwe - 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 Zimbabwe was 32.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 35.17 in 2004, while its lowest value was 32.03 in 2020.

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 35.03
2001 35.03
2002 35.08
2003 35.12
2004 35.17
2005 34.98
2006 34.79
2007 34.59
2008 34.40
2009 34.21
2010 34.01
2011 33.82
2012 33.62
2013 33.42
2014 33.23
2015 33.03
2016 32.83
2017 32.63
2018 32.43
2019 32.23
2020 32.03

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Zimbabwe was 41.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 63.49 in 2004, while its lowest value was 41.83 in 2020.

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 63.13
2001 63.13
2002 63.25
2003 63.37
2004 63.49
2005 62.18
2006 60.86
2007 59.54
2008 58.21
2009 56.87
2010 55.53
2011 54.19
2012 52.83
2013 51.48
2014 50.12
2015 48.75
2016 47.38
2017 46.00
2018 44.61
2019 43.22
2020 41.83

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Zimbabwe was 35.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 44.88 in 2004, while its lowest value was 35.19 in 2020.

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 44.52
2001 44.63
2002 44.82
2003 44.86
2004 44.88
2005 44.26
2006 43.63
2007 43.01
2008 42.39
2009 41.77
2010 41.16
2011 40.54
2012 39.93
2013 39.32
2014 38.72
2015 38.12
2016 37.53
2017 36.94
2018 36.36
2019 35.77
2020 35.19

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention