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DEFINITION
Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
Health Statistics > Improved water source, urban > % of urban population with access (most recent) by country
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2004
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
= 1
Ireland :
100 %
2004
Health in Ireland
= 1
Seychelles :
100 %
2004
Health in Seychelles
= 1
Andorra :
100 %
2004
Health in Andorra
= 1
Russia :
100 %
2004
Health in Russia
= 1
Belarus :
100 %
2004
Health in Belarus
= 1
Qatar :
100 %
2004
Health in Qatar
= 1
French Polynesia :
100 %
2004
Health in French Polynesia
= 1
Poland :
100 %
2004
Health in Poland
= 1
Costa Rica :
100 %
2004
Health in Costa Rica
= 1
New Zealand :
100 %
2004
Health in New Zealand
= 1
Barbados :
100 %
2004
Health in Barbados
= 1
Norway :
100 %
2004
Health in Norway
= 1
Germany :
100 %
2004
Health in Germany
= 1
Netherlands :
100 %
2004
Health in Netherlands
= 1
Czech Republic :
100 %
2004
Health in Czech Republic
= 1
Malaysia :
100 %
2004
Health in Malaysia
= 1
Denmark :
100 %
2004
Health in Denmark
= 1
Mexico :
100 %
2004
Health in Mexico
= 1
Canada :
100 %
2004
Health in Canada
= 1
Malta :
100 %
2004
Health in Malta
= 1
Belgium :
100 %
2004
Health in Belgium
= 1
Mauritius :
100 %
2004
Health in Mauritius
= 1
Austria :
100 %
2004
Health in Austria
= 1
Monaco :
100 %
2004
Health in Monaco
= 1
Guam :
100 %
2004
Health in Guam
= 1
Luxembourg :
100 %
2004
Health in Luxembourg
= 1
France :
100 %
2004
Health in France
= 1
Slovakia :
100 %
2004
Health in Slovakia
= 1
Finland :
100 %
2004
Health in Finland
= 1
Latvia :
100 %
2004
Health in Latvia
= 1
Estonia :
100 %
2004
Health in Estonia
= 1
Lebanon :
100 %
2004
Health in Lebanon
= 1
Dominica :
100 %
2004
Health in Dominica
= 1
Korea, North :
100 %
2004
Health in Korea, North
= 1
Cyprus :
100 %
2004
Health in Cyprus
= 1
Japan :
100 %
2004
Health in Japan
= 1
Chile :
100 %
2004
Health in Chile
= 1
Italy :
100 %
2004
Health in Italy
= 1
Bulgaria :
100 %
2004
Health in Bulgaria
= 1
Israel :
100 %
2004
Health in Israel
= 1
Belize :
100 %
2004
Health in Belize
= 1
Iceland :
100 %
2004
Health in Iceland
= 1
Botswana :
100 %
2004
Health in Botswana
= 1
Hungary :
100 %
2004
Health in Hungary
= 1
Bahrain :
100 %
2004
Health in Bahrain
= 1
Croatia :
100 %
2004
Health in Croatia
= 1
Australia :
100 %
2004
Health in Australia
= 1
Aruba :
100 %
2004
Health in Aruba
= 1
United States :
100 %
2004
Health in United States
= 1
Spain :
100 %
2004
Health in Spain
= 1
Tonga :
100 %
2004
Health in Tonga
= 1
Sweden :
100 %
2004
Health in Sweden
= 1
United Arab Emirates :
100 %
2004
Health in United Arab Emirates
= 1
Switzerland :
100 %
2004
Health in Switzerland
= 1
United Kingdom :
100 %
2004
Health in United Kingdom
= 1
Uruguay :
100 %
2004
Health in Uruguay
= 1
Singapore :
100 %
2004
Health in Singapore
= 58
Armenia :
99 %
2004
Health in Armenia
= 58
Tunisia :
99 %
2004
Health in Tunisia
= 58
Jordan :
99 %
2004
Health in Jordan
= 58
Guatemala :
99 %
2004
Health in Guatemala
= 58
Morocco :
99 %
2004
Health in Morocco
= 58
Colombia :
99 %
2004
Health in Colombia
= 58
Iran :
99 %
2004
Health in Iran
= 58
Serbia and Montenegro :
99 %
2004
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
= 58
Egypt :
99 %
2004
Health in Egypt
= 58
South Africa :
99 %
2004
Health in South Africa
= 58
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
99 %
2004
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 58
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
99 %
2004
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 58
Albania :
99 %
2004
Health in Albania
= 58
Panama :
99 %
2004
Health in Panama
= 58
Ukraine :
99 %
2004
Health in Ukraine
= 58
Paraguay :
99 %
2004
Health in Paraguay
= 58
Vietnam :
99 %
2004
Health in Vietnam
= 75
Zimbabwe :
98 %
2004
Health in Zimbabwe
= 75
Syria :
98 %
2004
Health in Syria
= 75
Maldives :
98 %
2004
Health in Maldives
= 75
Argentina :
98 %
2004
Health in Argentina
= 75
Malawi :
98 %
2004
Health in Malawi
= 75
Turkey :
98 %
2004
Health in Turkey
= 75
Kyrgyzstan :
98 %
2004
Health in Kyrgyzstan
= 75
Bahamas, The :
98 %
2004
Health in Bahamas, The
= 75
Jamaica :
98 %
2004
Health in Jamaica
= 75
Saint Lucia :
98 %
2004
Health in Saint Lucia
= 75
Northern Mariana Islands :
98 %
2004
Health in Northern Mariana Islands
= 75
Suriname :
98 %
2004
Health in Suriname
= 75
Sri Lanka :
98 %
2004
Health in Sri Lanka
= 75
Namibia :
98 %
2004
Health in Namibia
= 75
Thailand :
98 %
2004
Health in Thailand
= 90
Grenada :
97 %
2004
Health in Grenada
= 90
Iraq :
97 %
2004
Health in Iraq
= 90
Moldova :
97 %
2004
Health in Moldova
= 90
Saudi Arabia :
97 %
2004
Health in Saudi Arabia
= 90
Dominican Republic :
97 %
2004
Health in Dominican Republic
= 90
Côte d'Ivoire :
97 %
2004
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
= 90
Korea, South :
97 %
2004
Health in Korea, South
= 90
Ecuador :
97 %
2004
Health in Ecuador
= 90
Kazakhstan :
97 %
2004
Health in Kazakhstan
= 99
Georgia :
96 %
2004
Health in Georgia
= 99
Nepal :
96 %
2004
Health in Nepal
= 99
Brazil :
96 %
2004
Health in Brazil
= 99
Pakistan :
96 %
2004
Health in Pakistan
= 103
Uzbekistan :
95 %
2004
Health in Uzbekistan
= 103
Bolivia :
95 %
2004
Health in Bolivia
= 103
Micronesia, Federated States of :
95 %
2004
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
= 103
Gambia, The :
95 %
2004
Health in Gambia, The
= 103
India :
95 %
2004
Health in India
= 103
Cuba :
95 %
2004
Health in Cuba
= 103
Honduras :
95 %
2004
Health in Honduras
= 103
Azerbaijan :
95 %
2004
Health in Azerbaijan
= 103
Gabon :
95 %
2004
Health in Gabon
= 103
Antigua and Barbuda :
95 %
2004
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
= 113
El Salvador :
94 %
2004
Health in El Salvador
= 113
Solomon Islands :
94 %
2004
Health in Solomon Islands
= 113
Burkina Faso :
94 %
2004
Health in Burkina Faso
= 116
Central African Republic :
93 %
2004
Health in Central African Republic
= 116
China :
93 %
2004
Health in China
= 116
Turkmenistan :
93 %
2004
Health in Turkmenistan
= 119
Senegal :
92 %
2004
Health in Senegal
= 119
Burundi :
92 %
2004
Health in Burundi
= 119
Tajikistan :
92 %
2004
Health in Tajikistan
= 119
Comoros :
92 %
2004
Health in Comoros
= 119
Lesotho :
92 %
2004
Health in Lesotho
= 119
Trinidad and Tobago :
92 %
2004
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
= 119
Rwanda :
92 %
2004
Health in Rwanda
# 126
Romania :
91 %
2004
Health in Romania
= 127
Nicaragua :
90 %
2004
Health in Nicaragua
= 127
Samoa :
90 %
2004
Health in Samoa
= 127
Zambia :
90 %
2004
Health in Zambia
= 130
Peru :
89 %
2004
Health in Peru
= 130
São Tomé and Príncipe :
89 %
2004
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
= 132
Papua New Guinea :
88 %
2004
Health in Papua New Guinea
= 132
Ghana :
88 %
2004
Health in Ghana
= 132
Algeria :
88 %
2004
Health in Algeria
= 135
Indonesia :
87 %
2004
Health in Indonesia
= 135
Swaziland :
87 %
2004
Health in Swaziland
= 135
Mongolia :
87 %
2004
Health in Mongolia
= 135
Philippines :
87 %
2004
Health in Philippines
= 135
Uganda :
87 %
2004
Health in Uganda
= 140
Vanuatu :
86 %
2004
Health in Vanuatu
= 140
Bhutan :
86 %
2004
Health in Bhutan
= 140
Cameroon :
86 %
2004
Health in Cameroon
= 140
Cape Verde :
86 %
2004
Health in Cape Verde
= 144
Tanzania :
85 %
2004
Health in Tanzania
= 144
Venezuela :
85 %
2004
Health in Venezuela
= 144
Oman :
85 %
1990
Health in Oman
# 147
Congo, Republic of the :
84 %
2004
Health in Congo, Republic of the
= 148
Guyana :
83 %
2004
Health in Guyana
= 148
Kenya :
83 %
2004
Health in Kenya
= 150
Marshall Islands :
82 %
2004
Health in Marshall Islands
= 150
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
82 %
2004
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
= 150
Bangladesh :
82 %
2004
Health in Bangladesh
# 153
Ethiopia :
81 %
2004
Health in Ethiopia
= 154
Burma :
80 %
2004
Health in Burma
= 154
Togo :
80 %
2004
Health in Togo
= 154
Niger :
80 %
2004
Health in Niger
= 157
Laos :
79 %
2004
Health in Laos
= 157
Guinea-Bissau :
79 %
2004
Health in Guinea-Bissau
= 157
Palau :
79 %
2004
Health in Palau
= 160
Mali :
78 %
2004
Health in Mali
= 160
Guinea :
78 %
2004
Health in Guinea
= 160
Benin :
78 %
2004
Health in Benin
= 160
Sudan :
78 %
2004
Health in Sudan
= 164
Kiribati :
77 %
2004
Health in Kiribati
= 164
East Timor :
77 %
2004
Health in East Timor
= 164
Madagascar :
77 %
2004
Health in Madagascar
# 167
Djibouti :
76 %
2004
Health in Djibouti
= 168
Angola :
75 %
2004
Health in Angola
= 168
Sierra Leone :
75 %
2004
Health in Sierra Leone
# 170
Eritrea :
74 %
2004
Health in Eritrea
= 171
Mozambique :
72 %
2004
Health in Mozambique
= 171
Libya :
72 %
1990
Health in Libya
= 171
Liberia :
72 %
2004
Health in Liberia
# 174
Yemen :
71 %
2004
Health in Yemen
# 175
Nigeria :
67 %
2004
Health in Nigeria
# 176
Cambodia :
64 %
2004
Health in Cambodia
# 177
Afghanistan :
63 %
2004
Health in Afghanistan
# 178
Mauritania :
59 %
2004
Health in Mauritania
# 179
Haiti :
52 %
2004
Health in Haiti
# 180
Equatorial Guinea :
45 %
2004
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 181
Fiji :
43 %
2004
Health in Fiji
# 182
Chad :
41 %
2004
Health in Chad
# 183
Somalia :
32 %
2004
Health in Somalia
Weighted average:
91.5 %
DEFINITION: Access to an improved water source refers to the percentage of the population with reasonable access to an adequate amount of water from an improved source, such as a household connection, public standpipe, borehole, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection. Unimproved sources include vendors, tanker trucks, and unprotected wells and springs. Reasonable access is defined as the availability of at least 20 liters a person a day from a source within one kilometer of the dwelling.
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