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 Middle income was 70.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 70.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.38 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 31.38
2001 32.62
2002 34.47
2003 36.33
2004 38.20
2005 40.10
2006 42.01
2007 43.96
2008 45.93
2009 47.92
2010 49.92
2011 51.96
2012 54.03
2013 56.11
2014 58.20
2015 60.30
2016 62.41
2017 64.51
2018 66.63
2019 68.65
2020 70.73

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Middle income was 86.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 72.45 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 72.45
2001 73.12
2002 73.73
2003 74.35
2004 75.00
2005 75.67
2006 76.36
2007 77.07
2008 77.79
2009 78.52
2010 79.26
2011 80.01
2012 80.77
2013 81.53
2014 82.30
2015 83.07
2016 83.85
2017 84.62
2018 85.39
2019 86.14
2020 86.88

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Middle income was 79.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.34 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 48.34
2001 49.60
2002 51.16
2003 52.73
2004 54.31
2005 55.89
2006 57.48
2007 59.07
2008 60.67
2009 62.26
2010 63.86
2011 65.46
2012 67.06
2013 68.65
2014 70.23
2015 71.81
2016 73.37
2017 74.76
2018 76.30
2019 77.68
2020 79.13

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention