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

People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in United States was 97.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.47 in 2020, while its lowest value was 96.41 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. 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).

Year	Value
2000	96.41
2001	96.41
2002	96.41
2003	96.41
2004	96.41
2005	96.41
2006	96.41
2007	96.41
2008	96.41
2009	96.41
2010	96.51
2011	96.60
2012	96.70
2013	96.79
2014	96.89
2015	96.99
2016	97.08
2017	97.18
2018	97.28
2019	97.37
2020	97.47

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in United States was 97.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 97.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.24 in 2005.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

Year	Value
2005	95.24
2006	95.25
2007	95.26
2008	95.27
2009	95.28
2010	95.47
2011	95.66
2012	95.85
2013	96.04
2014	96.23
2015	96.41
2016	96.60
2017	96.78
2018	96.97
2019	97.15
2020	97.33

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention