% · UNICEF
Safely managed sanitation
Percentage of population using an improved sanitation facility that is not shared and where excreta is safely disposed of.
Methodology & source
How this is measured.
Definition
Percentage of population using an improved sanitation facility that is not shared and where excreta is safely disposed of.
Calculation
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme.
Primary source
Update frequency
Annual
Caveats
Many low-income countries lack the data to estimate the "safely managed" rung — they report at the "basic" rung only.
Cross the bridge
Behind the numbers, the country.
Numbers tell you the trajectory. Tourism shows you the people, the parks, the streets — the lives the data is measuring.