Costa Rica - Access to safely managed drinking water services

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Costa Rica was 81.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 81.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 71.18 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. 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 71.18
2001 71.76
2002 72.34
2003 72.93
2004 73.51
2005 74.09
2006 74.67
2007 75.26
2008 75.84
2009 76.42
2010 77.00
2011 77.59
2012 78.17
2013 78.75
2014 79.33
2015 79.92
2016 80.50
2017 81.05
2018 81.05
2019 81.05
2020 81.05

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Costa Rica was 80.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.39 in 2020, while its lowest value was 79.83 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. 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 79.83
2001 79.87
2002 79.90
2003 79.93
2004 79.97
2005 80.00
2006 80.04
2007 80.07
2008 80.11
2009 80.14
2010 80.17
2011 80.21
2012 80.24
2013 80.28
2014 80.31
2015 80.34
2016 80.38
2017 80.39
2018 80.39
2019 80.39
2020 80.39

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in Costa Rica was 80.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 80.53 in 2017, while its lowest value was 76.29 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. 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 76.29
2001 76.66
2002 77.01
2003 77.35
2004 77.67
2005 77.97
2006 78.26
2007 78.54
2008 78.80
2009 79.05
2010 79.28
2011 79.50
2012 79.70
2013 79.89
2014 80.07
2015 80.24
2016 80.40
2017 80.53
2018 80.53
2019 80.52
2020 80.52

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention