Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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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.
Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2008)

Rank

Country

Value

1Andorra100
2North America100
3Netherlands100
4Portugal100
5Norway100
6Germany100
7United Kingdom100
8France100
9Western Samoa100
10Australia100
11Austria100
12Uzbekistan100
13United States100
14Belgium100
15Denmark100
16Sweden100
17Slovenia100
18Bulgaria100
19Bahrain100
20Bahamas100
21Finland100
22Uruguay100
23Lebanon100
24Slovakia100
25Luxembourg100
26Barbados100
27Monaco100
28Kuwait100
29South Korea100
30Canada100
31Switzerland100
32North Korea100
33Maldives100
34Japan100
35Singapore100
36Saudi Arabia100
37Israel100
38Iceland100
39Qatar100
40Ireland100
41Malta100
42Hungary100
43Cyprus100
44Spain100
45Euro area99.97
46High income: OECD99.85
47High income99.80
48European Union99.13
49Guam99
50Bosnia and Herzegovina99
51Czech Republic99
52French Polynesia99
53Turkmenistan99
54Greece99
55Croatia99
56OECD members98.73
57Antigua and Barbuda98
58Albania98
59Tonga98
60United Arab Emirates98
61Solomon Islands98
62Algeria98
63Jordan98
64Chile98
65Turks and Caicos Islands98
66Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)97.10
67Egypt97
68Seychelles97
69Kazakhstan97
70Turkey97
71Oman97
72Ukraine97
73Libya97
74Ecuador96
75St. Kitts and Nevis96
76Poland96
77Montenegro96
78Cayman Islands96
79Serbia96
80Estonia96
81Tunisia96
82Grenada96
83Malaysia96
84Syria96
85Georgia96
86Palau96
87Thailand95
88Armenia95
89Tajikistan95
90Costa Rica95
91Europe & Central Asia (developing only)94.02
92Cuba94
93Yemen94
94Vietnam94
95Kyrgyzstan94
96Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)93.44
97Belize93
98Russia93
99Mauritius93
100Trinidad and Tobago92
101Macedonia92
102Middle East & North Africa (developing only)91.75
103Argentina91
104Belarus91
105West Bank and Gaza91
106Suriname90
107Paraguay90
108Mexico90
109Upper middle income89.86
110Guatemala89
111El Salvador89
112Arab World88.52
113Sri Lanka88
114Romania88
115Tuvalu88
116Dominican Republic87
117Bhutan87
118Brazil87
119Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)86.30
120Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)86.29
121Laos86
122Burma86
123Angola86
124Moldova85
125Guyana85
126South Africa84
127Marshall Islands83
128Morocco83
129Jamaica82
130Latvia82
131Peru81
132Colombia81
133Honduras80
134Philippines80
135Iraq76
136Timor-Leste76
137Panama75
138Botswana74
139Pakistan72
140Middle income71.38
141Papua New Guinea71
142East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)69.75
143Senegal69
144Low & middle income68.88
145Gambia68
146Indonesia67
147Cambodia67
148Vanuatu66
149Cape Verde65
150East Asia & Pacific (developing only)64.37
151Mongolia64
152Lower middle income63.33
153Nicaragua63
154Djibouti63
155Swaziland61
156Afghanistan60
157Namibia60
158Zambia59
159China58
160South Asia56.88
161Bangladesh56
162Zimbabwe56
163Cameroon56
164Sudan55
165India54
166Somalia52
167Eritrea52
168Azerbaijan51
169Nepal51
170Malawi51
171Rwanda50
172Comoros50
173Mauritania50
174Least developed countries: UN classification49.72
175Burundi49
176Guinea-Bissau49
177Mali45
178Low income43.93
179Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)43.44
180Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)43.44
181Central African Republic43
182Lesotho40
183Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)39.20
184Uganda38
185Mozambique38
186Ivory Coast36
187Nigeria36
188Bolivia34
189Guinea34
190Niger34
191Burkina Faso33
192Gabon33
193Tanzania32
194Republic of the Congo31
195Sao Tome and Principe30
196Ethiopia29
197Kenya27
198Liberia25
199Benin24
200Sierra Leone24
201Haiti24
202Togo24
203Chad23
204Democratic Republic of the Congo23
205Ghana18
206Madagascar15
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