Upper middle income - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Upper middle income was 86.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.96 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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 49.96
2001 50.27
2002 52.17
2003 54.07
2004 55.97
2005 57.88
2006 59.80
2007 61.72
2008 63.63
2009 65.55
2010 67.46
2011 69.38
2012 71.30
2013 73.21
2014 75.11
2015 77.01
2016 78.90
2017 80.79
2018 82.66
2019 84.37
2020 86.17

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Upper middle income was 94.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 82.64 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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 82.64
2001 83.22
2002 83.72
2003 84.23
2004 84.75
2005 85.32
2006 85.90
2007 86.49
2008 87.09
2009 87.71
2010 88.32
2011 88.95
2012 89.58
2013 90.22
2014 90.86
2015 91.50
2016 92.14
2017 92.79
2018 93.44
2019 94.06
2020 94.71

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Upper middle income was 91.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.79 in 2020, while its lowest value was 66.25 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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 66.25
2001 66.99
2002 68.47
2003 69.95
2004 71.40
2005 72.86
2006 74.30
2007 75.72
2008 77.11
2009 78.49
2010 79.85
2011 81.17
2012 82.48
2013 83.76
2014 85.02
2015 86.25
2016 87.46
2017 88.51
2018 89.68
2019 90.70
2020 91.79

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention