Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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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. Source: World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund, Meeting the MDG Drinking Water and Sanitation Target.

Rank	Country	Value
Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) - Infrastructure - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (2006)
1	Algeria	98
2	Libya	97
3	Tunisia	96
4	Mauritius	95
5	North Africa	89.89
6	Morocco	85
7	Egypt	85
8	Angola	79
9	Djibouti	76
10	South Africa	66
11	Namibia	66
12	Swaziland	64
13	Zimbabwe	63
14	Botswana	60
15	Equatorial Guinea	60
16	Benin	59
17	Mali	59
18	Cameroon	58
19	Zambia	55
20	Senegal	54
21	Africa	53.46
22	Mozambique	53
23	Malawi	51
24	Somalia	51
25	Sudan	50
26	Gambia	50
27	Comoros	49
28	Liberia	49
29	Guinea-Bissau	48
30	Burundi	44
31	Mauritania	44
32	Lesotho	43
33	Sub-Saharan Africa	42.54
34	Democratic Republic of the Congo	42
35	Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria	41.70
36	Burkina Faso	41
37	Central African Republic	40
38	Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa	39.87
39	Ivory Coast	38
40	Gabon	37
41	Nigeria	35
42	Rwanda	34
43	Guinea	33
44	Tanzania	31
45	Sao Tome and Principe	29
46	Uganda	29
47	Ethiopia	27
48	Niger	27
49	Togo	24
50	Chad	23
51	Sierra Leone	20
52	Republic of the Congo	19
53	Kenya	19
54	Madagascar	18
55	Ghana	15
56	Eritrea	14

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