Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 47.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 47.22 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.31 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. 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 27.31
2001 28.11
2002 28.98
2003 29.87
2004 30.78
2005 31.78
2006 32.79
2007 33.81
2008 34.87
2009 35.93
2010 36.99
2011 38.04
2012 39.09
2013 40.15
2014 41.22
2015 42.29
2016 43.36
2017 44.43
2018 45.42
2019 46.42
2020 47.22

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

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 84.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 84.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 75.13 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. 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 75.13
2001 75.38
2002 75.78
2003 76.18
2004 76.60
2005 77.10
2006 77.60
2007 78.15
2008 78.67
2009 79.19
2010 79.71
2011 80.23
2012 80.76
2013 81.30
2014 81.84
2015 82.38
2016 82.90
2017 83.35
2018 83.83
2019 84.31
2020 84.66

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 61.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 61.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 41.05 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 41.05
2001 41.84
2002 42.74
2003 43.64
2004 44.57
2005 45.59
2006 46.61
2007 47.63
2008 48.71
2009 49.79
2010 50.86
2011 51.93
2012 52.99
2013 54.05
2014 55.11
2015 56.18
2016 57.24
2017 58.26
2018 59.25
2019 60.24
2020 61.05

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention