Malaysia - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Malaysia was 77.45 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 77.45 in 2018, while its lowest value was 65.65 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).

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Year Value
2000 65.65
2001 65.86
2002 66.07
2003 66.28
2004 66.48
2005 66.68
2006 66.87
2007 67.06
2008 67.60
2009 68.14
2010 69.04
2011 69.94
2012 70.85
2013 71.76
2014 72.68
2015 73.44
2016 74.28
2017 75.86
2018 77.45

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention