Sanitation facility access: improved: urban: 64.1% of population
rural: 23.5% of population
total: 44.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 35.9% of population
rural: 76.5% of population
total: 55.9% of population (2017 est.)
Definition: This entry provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. Improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. Unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Source: CIA World Factbook - This page was last updated on Saturday, September 18, 2021
