Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Access to safely managed sanitation services

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

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 14.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 14.85 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.62 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 8.62
2001 8.93
2002 9.26
2003 9.60
2004 9.93
2005 10.26
2006 10.59
2007 10.91
2008 11.25
2009 11.58
2010 11.91
2011 12.22
2012 12.53
2013 12.83
2014 13.13
2015 13.44
2016 13.75
2017 14.05
2018 14.36
2019 14.66
2020 14.85

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention