North Macedonia - 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 North Macedonia was 96.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.76 in 2020, while its lowest value was 81.72 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 81.72
2001 81.72
2002 81.72
2003 81.72
2004 81.72
2005 82.63
2006 83.54
2007 84.45
2008 85.37
2009 86.30
2010 87.22
2011 88.16
2012 89.09
2013 90.04
2014 90.98
2015 91.93
2016 92.89
2017 93.85
2018 94.82
2019 95.78
2020 96.76

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in North Macedonia was 99.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.44 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.42 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 93.42
2001 93.42
2002 93.42
2003 93.42
2004 93.42
2005 93.82
2006 94.22
2007 94.61
2008 95.01
2009 95.41
2010 95.81
2011 96.21
2012 96.62
2013 97.02
2014 97.42
2015 97.83
2016 98.23
2017 98.64
2018 98.99
2019 99.22
2020 99.44

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in North Macedonia was 98.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 88.48 in 2004.

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 88.57
2001 88.55
2002 88.52
2003 88.50
2004 88.48
2005 89.07
2006 89.67
2007 90.27
2008 90.88
2009 91.50
2010 92.13
2011 92.76
2012 93.39
2013 94.03
2014 94.67
2015 95.32
2016 95.97
2017 96.62
2018 97.24
2019 97.78
2020 98.33

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention