United Kingdom - Access to safely managed drinking water services

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

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in United Kingdom was 99.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 100.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 99.82 in 2018.

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 100.00
2001 100.00
2002 100.00
2003 100.00
2004 100.00
2005 100.00
2006 100.00
2007 99.99
2008 99.98
2009 99.96
2010 99.95
2011 99.93
2012 99.92
2013 99.90
2014 99.89
2015 99.87
2016 99.85
2017 99.84
2018 99.82
2019 99.82
2020 99.82

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention