South and Central Asia Compared by People > Drinking water source > Improved > Rural

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Maldives	97% of population	2013
2	Bhutan	94% of population	2013
=3	India	90% of population	2013
=3	Kazakhstan	90% of population	2013
=3	Sri Lanka	90% of population	2013
6	Pakistan	89% of population	2013
7	Nepal	88% of population	2013
8	Kyrgyzstan	85% of population	2013
9	Uzbekistan	81% of population	2013
10	Bangladesh	80% of population	2013
11	Turkmenistan	72% of population	2013
12	Tajikistan	54% of population	2013
13	Afghanistan	42% of population	2013

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