Middle income - 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 Middle income was 86.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.29 in 2020, while its lowest value was 71.50 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 71.50
2001 71.99
2002 72.78
2003 73.57
2004 74.36
2005 75.14
2006 75.92
2007 76.70
2008 77.47
2009 78.22
2010 78.97
2011 79.72
2012 80.47
2013 81.21
2014 81.97
2015 82.70
2016 83.43
2017 84.15
2018 84.87
2019 85.59
2020 86.29

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 Middle income was 96.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.71 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 94.71
2001 94.80
2002 94.89
2003 94.97
2004 95.05
2005 95.10
2006 95.18
2007 95.25
2008 95.32
2009 95.40
2010 95.48
2011 95.56
2012 95.64
2013 95.72
2014 95.81
2015 95.91
2016 96.01
2017 96.12
2018 96.22
2019 96.29
2020 96.35

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Middle income was 91.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 81.08 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 81.08
2001 81.53
2002 82.16
2003 82.78
2004 83.40
2005 83.99
2006 84.58
2007 85.15
2008 85.71
2009 86.26
2010 86.80
2011 87.33
2012 87.84
2013 88.36
2014 88.86
2015 89.36
2016 89.85
2017 90.27
2018 90.74
2019 91.18
2020 91.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention