Zambia - 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 Zambia was 23.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 23.75 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.59 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 8.59
2001 9.27
2002 9.95
2003 10.65
2004 11.35
2005 12.06
2006 12.78
2007 13.51
2008 14.25
2009 14.99
2010 15.75
2011 16.51
2012 17.28
2013 18.06
2014 18.85
2015 19.64
2016 20.45
2017 21.26
2018 22.08
2019 22.91
2020 23.75

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention