Middle income - 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 Middle income was 46.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 46.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.70 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 9.70
2001 10.36
2002 11.35
2003 12.69
2004 14.37
2005 15.97
2006 17.63
2007 19.38
2008 21.20
2009 23.08
2010 25.02
2011 27.01
2012 29.05
2013 31.15
2014 33.29
2015 35.48
2016 37.71
2017 39.98
2018 42.29
2019 44.62
2020 46.60

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

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Middle income was 59.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 59.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 32.58 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 32.58
2001 32.78
2002 33.03
2003 34.23
2004 35.50
2005 36.75
2006 38.03
2007 39.40
2008 40.80
2009 42.29
2010 43.82
2011 45.38
2012 47.02
2013 48.69
2014 50.39
2015 52.10
2016 53.83
2017 55.59
2018 57.31
2019 58.98
2020 59.54

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Middle income was 53.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 53.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 19.64 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 19.64
2001 20.41
2002 21.20
2003 22.60
2004 24.21
2005 25.76
2006 27.37
2007 29.05
2008 30.78
2009 32.58
2010 34.43
2011 36.32
2012 38.27
2013 40.25
2014 42.26
2015 44.30
2016 46.36
2017 48.43
2018 50.54
2019 52.44
2020 53.81

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention