Central African Republic - 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 Central African Republic was 5.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 9.36 in 2000, while its lowest value was 5.95 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 9.36
2001 9.36
2002 9.36
2003 9.36
2004 9.35
2005 9.14
2006 8.93
2007 8.71
2008 8.50
2009 8.29
2010 8.07
2011 7.86
2012 7.65
2013 7.43
2014 7.22
2015 7.01
2016 6.80
2017 6.58
2018 6.37
2019 6.16
2020 5.95

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Central African Republic was 25.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 39.21 in 2000, while its lowest value was 25.31 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 39.21
2001 39.02
2002 38.84
2003 38.65
2004 38.47
2005 37.59
2006 36.73
2007 35.87
2008 35.02
2009 34.17
2010 33.33
2011 32.50
2012 31.68
2013 30.86
2014 30.05
2015 29.24
2016 28.44
2017 27.65
2018 26.86
2019 26.08
2020 25.31

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Central African Republic was 14.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 20.59 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.12 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 20.59
2001 20.55
2002 20.50
2003 20.45
2004 20.41
2005 19.97
2006 19.55
2007 19.12
2008 18.71
2009 18.30
2010 17.90
2011 17.50
2012 17.11
2013 16.73
2014 16.34
2015 15.96
2016 15.59
2017 15.22
2018 14.85
2019 14.48
2020 14.12

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention