Sierra Leone - 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 Sierra Leone was 9.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 9.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.31 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 4.31
2001 4.52
2002 4.73
2003 4.95
2004 5.20
2005 5.46
2006 5.72
2007 5.99
2008 6.25
2009 6.53
2010 6.80
2011 7.08
2012 7.36
2013 7.65
2014 7.94
2015 8.23
2016 8.52
2017 8.83
2018 9.13
2019 9.44
2020 9.75

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

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Sierra Leone was 19.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 19.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 16.79 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 16.79
2001 17.08
2002 17.37
2003 17.66
2004 17.80
2005 17.94
2006 18.08
2007 18.21
2008 18.35
2009 18.48
2010 18.61
2011 18.73
2012 18.86
2013 18.98
2014 19.10
2015 19.22
2016 19.33
2017 19.44
2018 19.56
2019 19.66
2020 19.77

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Sierra Leone was 14.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 14.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.75 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 8.75
2001 9.03
2002 9.30
2003 9.57
2004 9.81
2005 10.07
2006 10.33
2007 10.60
2008 10.86
2009 11.12
2010 11.39
2011 11.65
2012 11.92
2013 12.18
2014 12.45
2015 12.71
2016 12.98
2017 13.25
2018 13.51
2019 13.78
2020 14.05

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention