Seychelles - Access to basic drinking water services

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Seychelles was 96.85 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 96.85 in 2019, while its lowest value was 93.26 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 93.26
2001 93.50
2002 93.74
2003 93.98
2004 94.22
2005 94.46
2006 94.70
2007 94.94
2008 95.18
2009 95.42
2010 95.66
2011 95.90
2012 96.13
2013 96.23
2014 96.24
2015 96.25
2016 96.25
2017 96.25
2018 96.25
2019 96.85

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention