The Bahamas - 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 The Bahamas was 98.89 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 98.89 in 2019, while its lowest value was 98.25 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 98.25
2001 98.29
2002 98.33
2003 98.37
2004 98.42
2005 98.46
2006 98.50
2007 98.54
2008 98.59
2009 98.63
2010 98.67
2011 98.72
2012 98.76
2013 98.80
2014 98.84
2015 98.89
2016 98.89
2017 98.89
2018 98.89
2019 98.89

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention