Sierra Leone - 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 Sierra Leone was 52.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 52.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 25.76 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 25.76
2001 25.79
2002 27.18
2003 28.57
2004 29.96
2005 31.36
2006 32.76
2007 34.16
2008 35.57
2009 36.98
2010 38.40
2011 39.82
2012 41.24
2013 42.67
2014 44.10
2015 45.53
2016 46.97
2017 48.41
2018 49.85
2019 51.30
2020 52.75

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 Sierra Leone was 78.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 78.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 67.33 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 67.33
2001 67.90
2002 68.47
2003 69.03
2004 69.60
2005 70.16
2006 70.72
2007 71.28
2008 71.84
2009 72.39
2010 72.95
2011 73.50
2012 74.05
2013 74.60
2014 75.15
2015 75.70
2016 76.24
2017 76.79
2018 77.33
2019 77.87
2020 78.41

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Sierra Leone was 63.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 63.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 40.57 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 40.57
2001 40.90
2002 42.09
2003 43.28
2004 44.47
2005 45.68
2006 46.92
2007 48.15
2008 49.38
2009 50.60
2010 51.82
2011 53.04
2012 54.25
2013 55.45
2014 56.65
2015 57.85
2016 59.04
2017 60.22
2018 61.41
2019 62.59
2020 63.77

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention