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World Health Organisation and United Nations Children's Fund, Joint Measurement Programme (JMP) (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
DEFINITION
Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
Health Statistics > Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities, urban > % of urban population with access (2000) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Sweden :
100 %
2000
Health in Sweden
# 2
Japan :
100 %
2000
Health in Japan
# 3
Norway :
100 %
2000
Health in Norway
# 4
Andorra :
100 %
2000
Health in Andorra
# 5
Netherlands :
100 %
2000
Health in Netherlands
# 6
United States :
100 %
2000
Health in United States
# 7
Qatar :
100 %
2000
Health in Qatar
# 8
Finland :
100 %
2000
Health in Finland
# 9
Saudi Arabia :
100 %
2000
Health in Saudi Arabia
# 10
Slovakia :
100 %
2000
Health in Slovakia
# 11
Malta :
100 %
2000
Health in Malta
# 12
Israel :
100 %
2000
Health in Israel
# 13
Singapore :
100 %
2000
Health in Singapore
# 14
Switzerland :
100 %
2000
Health in Switzerland
# 15
Australia :
100 %
2000
Health in Australia
# 16
United Kingdom :
100 %
2000
Health in United Kingdom
# 17
Austria :
100 %
2000
Health in Austria
# 18
Bahamas, The :
100 %
2000
Health in Bahamas, The
# 19
Maldives :
100 %
2000
Health in Maldives
# 20
Cyprus :
100 %
2000
Health in Cyprus
# 21
Monaco :
100 %
2000
Health in Monaco
# 22
Slovenia :
100 %
2000
Health in Slovenia
# 23
Belgium :
100 %
2000
Health in Belgium
# 24
Barbados :
100 %
2000
Health in Barbados
# 25
Samoa :
100 %
2000
Health in Samoa
# 26
Iceland :
100 %
2000
Health in Iceland
# 27
Luxembourg :
100 %
2000
Health in Luxembourg
# 28
Canada :
100 %
2000
Health in Canada
# 29
Lebanon :
100 %
2000
Health in Lebanon
# 30
Ireland :
100 %
2000
Health in Ireland
# 31
Bulgaria :
100 %
2000
Health in Bulgaria
# 32
Hungary :
100 %
2000
Health in Hungary
# 33
Bahrain :
100 %
2000
Health in Bahrain
# 34
France :
100 %
2000
Health in France
# 35
Kuwait :
100 %
2000
Health in Kuwait
# 36
Spain :
100 %
2000
Health in Spain
# 37
Denmark :
100 %
2000
Health in Denmark
# 38
Germany :
100 %
2000
Health in Germany
# 39
Greece :
99 %
2000
Health in Greece
# 40
Croatia :
99 %
2000
Health in Croatia
# 41
Czech Republic :
99 %
2000
Health in Czech Republic
# 42
Algeria :
99 %
2000
Health in Algeria
# 43
Portugal :
99 %
2000
Health in Portugal
# 44
Guam :
99 %
2000
Health in Guam
# 45
French Polynesia :
99 %
2000
Health in French Polynesia
# 46
Turkmenistan :
99 %
2000
Health in Turkmenistan
# 47
United Arab Emirates :
98 %
2000
Health in United Arab Emirates
# 48
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
98 %
2000
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 49
Antigua and Barbuda :
98 %
2000
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
# 50
Tonga :
98 %
2000
Health in Tonga
# 51
Turks and Caicos Islands :
98 %
2000
Health in Turks and Caicos Islands
# 52
Solomon Islands :
98 %
2000
Health in Solomon Islands
# 53
Jordan :
98 %
2000
Health in Jordan
# 54
Oman :
97 %
2000
Health in Oman
# 55
Albania :
97 %
2000
Health in Albania
# 56
Libya :
97 %
2000
Health in Libya
# 57
Kazakhstan :
97 %
2000
Health in Kazakhstan
# 58
Uzbekistan :
97 %
2000
Health in Uzbekistan
# 59
Ukraine :
97 %
2000
Health in Ukraine
# 60
Uruguay :
97 %
2000
Health in Uruguay
# 61
Georgia :
96 %
2000
Health in Georgia
# 62
Serbia and Montenegro :
96 %
2000
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 63
Fiji :
96 %
2000
Health in Fiji
# 64
Turkey :
96 %
2000
Health in Turkey
# 65
Chile :
96 %
2000
Health in Chile
# 66
Grenada :
96 %
2000
Health in Grenada
# 67
Estonia :
96 %
2000
Health in Estonia
# 68
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
96 %
2000
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 69
Cayman Islands :
96 %
2000
Health in Cayman Islands
# 70
Poland :
96 %
2000
Health in Poland
# 71
Costa Rica :
95 %
2000
Health in Costa Rica
# 72
Syria :
95 %
2000
Health in Syria
# 73
Tunisia :
95 %
2000
Health in Tunisia
# 74
Armenia :
95 %
2000
Health in Armenia
# 75
Seychelles :
94 %
2000
Health in Seychelles
# 76
Thailand :
94 %
2000
Health in Thailand
# 77
Tajikistan :
94 %
2000
Health in Tajikistan
# 78
Kyrgyzstan :
94 %
2000
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 79
Malaysia :
94 %
2000
Health in Malaysia
# 80
Venezuela :
93 %
2000
Health in Venezuela
# 81
Russia :
93 %
2000
Health in Russia
# 82
Mauritius :
93 %
2000
Health in Mauritius
# 83
Northern Mariana Islands :
92 %
2000
Health in Northern Mariana Islands
# 84
Argentina :
92 %
2000
Health in Argentina
# 85
Trinidad and Tobago :
92 %
2000
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 86
Macedonia, Republic of :
92 %
2000
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
# 87
Palau :
92 %
2000
Health in Palau
# 88
Ecuador :
92 %
2000
Health in Ecuador
# 89
Belarus :
91 %
2000
Health in Belarus
# 90
Suriname :
90 %
2000
Health in Suriname
# 91
Cuba :
90 %
2000
Health in Cuba
# 92
Saint Lucia :
89 %
2000
Health in Saint Lucia
# 93
El Salvador :
89 %
2000
Health in El Salvador
# 94
Romania :
88 %
2000
Health in Romania
# 95
Tuvalu :
87 %
2000
Health in Tuvalu
# 96
Guatemala :
87 %
2000
Health in Guatemala
# 97
Sri Lanka :
87 %
2000
Health in Sri Lanka
# 98
Bhutan :
87 %
2000
Health in Bhutan
# 99
Moldova :
85 %
2000
Health in Moldova
# 100
Guyana :
85 %
2000
Health in Guyana
# 101
Dominican Republic :
85 %
2000
Health in Dominican Republic
# 102
Mexico :
85 %
2000
Health in Mexico
# 103
Brazil :
84 %
2000
Health in Brazil
# 104
Belize :
84 %
2000
Health in Belize
# 105
Morocco :
82 %
2000
Health in Morocco
# 106
South Africa :
82 %
2000
Health in South Africa
# 107
Latvia :
82 %
2000
Health in Latvia
# 108
Jamaica :
82 %
2000
Health in Jamaica
# 109
Burma :
81 %
2000
Health in Burma
# 110
Colombia :
80 %
2000
Health in Colombia
# 111
Marshall Islands :
80 %
2000
Health in Marshall Islands
# 112
Dominica :
80 %
2000
Health in Dominica
# 113
Vietnam :
79 %
2000
Health in Vietnam
# 114
Paraguay :
79 %
2000
Health in Paraguay
# 115
Peru :
77 %
2000
Health in Peru
# 116
Iraq :
76 %
2000
Health in Iraq
# 117
Philippines :
76 %
2000
Health in Philippines
# 118
Papua New Guinea :
75 %
2000
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 119
Honduras :
75 %
2000
Health in Honduras
# 120
Panama :
74 %
2000
Health in Panama
# 121
Pakistan :
72 %
2000
Health in Pakistan
# 122
Angola :
70 %
2000
Health in Angola
# 123
Djibouti :
69 %
2000
Health in Djibouti
# 124
Botswana :
67 %
2000
Health in Botswana
# 125
Mongolia :
66 %
2000
Health in Mongolia
# 126
Senegal :
66 %
2000
Health in Senegal
# 127
Gambia, The :
65 %
2000
Health in Gambia, The
# 128
Cape Verde :
64 %
2000
Health in Cape Verde
# 129
Namibia :
63 %
2000
Health in Namibia
# 130
Azerbaijan :
63 %
2000
Health in Azerbaijan
# 131
Indonesia :
63 %
2000
Health in Indonesia
# 132
Laos :
62 %
2000
Health in Laos
# 133
Nicaragua :
61 %
2000
Health in Nicaragua
# 134
Zambia :
60 %
2000
Health in Zambia
# 135
Cameroon :
60 %
2000
Health in Cameroon
# 136
Equatorial Guinea :
60 %
2000
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 137
Swaziland :
60 %
2000
Health in Swaziland
# 138
Sudan :
58 %
2000
Health in Sudan
# 139
Vanuatu :
57 %
2000
Health in Vanuatu
# 140
Bangladesh :
57 %
2000
Health in Bangladesh
# 141
Zimbabwe :
57 %
2000
Health in Zimbabwe
# 142
China :
55 %
2000
Health in China
# 143
East Timor :
55 %
2000
Health in East Timor
# 144
Eritrea :
54 %
2000
Health in Eritrea
# 145
India :
52 %
2000
Health in India
# 146
Malawi :
51 %
2000
Health in Malawi
# 147
Cambodia :
50 %
2000
Health in Cambodia
# 148
Kiribati :
47 %
2000
Health in Kiribati
# 149
Nepal :
47 %
2000
Health in Nepal
# 150
Burundi :
46 %
2000
Health in Burundi
# 151
Somalia :
45 %
2000
Health in Somalia
# 152
Rwanda :
43 %
2000
Health in Rwanda
# 153
Guinea-Bissau :
43 %
2000
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 154
Comoros :
42 %
2000
Health in Comoros
# 155
Mali :
41 %
2000
Health in Mali
# 156
Mauritania :
38 %
2000
Health in Mauritania
# 157
Mozambique :
37 %
2000
Health in Mozambique
# 158
Uganda :
37 %
2000
Health in Uganda
# 159
Nigeria :
37 %
2000
Health in Nigeria
# 160
Côte d'Ivoire :
37 %
2000
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 161
Gabon :
37 %
2000
Health in Gabon
# 162
Lesotho :
35 %
2000
Health in Lesotho
# 163
Haiti :
34 %
2000
Health in Haiti
# 164
Bolivia :
32 %
2000
Health in Bolivia
# 165
Central African Republic :
32 %
2000
Health in Central African Republic
# 166
Congo, Republic of the :
31 %
2000
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 167
Burkina Faso :
31 %
2000
Health in Burkina Faso
# 168
Tanzania :
29 %
2000
Health in Tanzania
# 169
Niger :
27 %
2000
Health in Niger
# 170
Guinea :
27 %
2000
Health in Guinea
# 171
São Tomé and Príncipe :
27 %
2000
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 172
Ethiopia :
26 %
2000
Health in Ethiopia
# 173
Kenya :
26 %
2000
Health in Kenya
# 174
Togo :
24 %
2000
Health in Togo
# 175
Liberia :
23 %
2000
Health in Liberia
# 176
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
23 %
2000
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 177
Chad :
22 %
2000
Health in Chad
# 178
Sierra Leone :
21 %
2000
Health in Sierra Leone
# 179
Benin :
19 %
2000
Health in Benin
# 180
Ghana :
15 %
2000
Health in Ghana
# 181
Madagascar :
15 %
2000
Health in Madagascar
Weighted average:
76.8 %
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
99.05 %
DEFINITION: Access to improved sanitation facilities refers to the percentage of the population with at least adequate access to excreta disposal facilities that can effectively prevent human, animal, and insect contact with excreta. Improved facilities range from simple but protected pit latrines to flush toilets with a sewerage connection. To be effective, facilities must be correctly constructed and properly maintained."
SOURCE: World Health Organisation and United Nations Children's Fund, Joint Measurement Programme (JMP) (http://www.wssinfo.org/).
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