Lower middle income - 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 Lower middle income was 64.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 64.30 in 2020, while its lowest value was 18.88 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 18.88
2001 20.89
2002 22.96
2003 25.06
2004 27.18
2005 29.33
2006 31.50
2007 33.72
2008 35.96
2009 38.23
2010 40.53
2011 42.85
2012 45.19
2013 47.55
2014 49.92
2015 52.30
2016 54.69
2017 57.10
2018 59.51
2019 61.92
2020 64.30

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Lower middle income was 77.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 77.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.36 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 59.36
2001 60.01
2002 60.80
2003 61.61
2004 62.43
2005 63.27
2006 64.13
2007 65.03
2008 65.94
2009 66.87
2010 67.82
2011 68.77
2012 69.73
2013 70.69
2014 71.67
2015 72.65
2016 73.64
2017 74.63
2018 75.61
2019 76.58
2020 77.52

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Lower middle income was 69.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 69.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 32.53 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 32.53
2001 34.21
2002 36.00
2003 37.80
2004 39.61
2005 41.44
2006 43.27
2007 45.15
2008 47.03
2009 48.93
2010 50.84
2011 52.76
2012 54.68
2013 56.60
2014 58.53
2015 60.45
2016 62.37
2017 64.28
2018 66.19
2019 68.07
2020 69.91

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention