Egypt - 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 Egypt was 95.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 88.68 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 88.68
2001 89.02
2002 89.36
2003 89.70
2004 90.03
2005 90.37
2006 90.71
2007 91.05
2008 91.39
2009 91.74
2010 92.08
2011 92.42
2012 92.76
2013 93.10
2014 93.45
2015 93.79
2016 94.14
2017 94.48
2018 94.83
2019 95.17
2020 95.52

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Egypt was 99.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.74 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.83 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 94.83
2001 95.07
2002 95.32
2003 95.56
2004 95.81
2005 96.05
2006 96.30
2007 96.54
2008 96.78
2009 97.03
2010 97.27
2011 97.52
2012 97.77
2013 98.01
2014 98.26
2015 98.50
2016 98.75
2017 99.00
2018 99.24
2019 99.49
2020 99.74

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Egypt was 97.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 91.31 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 91.31
2001 91.61
2002 91.91
2003 92.21
2004 92.52
2005 92.82
2006 93.12
2007 93.42
2008 93.72
2009 94.01
2010 94.31
2011 94.61
2012 94.91
2013 95.21
2014 95.51
2015 95.81
2016 96.11
2017 96.41
2018 96.71
2019 97.02
2020 97.33

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention