This statistic show the proportion of the total population with access to improved sanitation in India from 2005 to 2015. In 2013, the percentage of the population that had access to improved sanitation in India was 37 percent.
Share of population with access to improved sanitation in India from 2005 to 2015
Improved sanitation refers to facilities which include flush or pour-flush toilet or latrine to: piped sewerage, septic tank or pit; a ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; a pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet or latrine.
Aggregation: MDG aggregation and imputation methods, with weighted averages using total population as a weight.
Source: MDG Indicators Database. Countries report data to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP). The primary data sources used in international monitoring include nationally representative household surveys, including Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), Demographic Health Surveys (DHS), World Health Surveys (WHS), Living Standards and Measurement Surveys (LSMS), Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaires (CWIQ), Pan Arab Project for Family Health Surveys (PAPFAM) and population censuses. Such data are entered into the JMP database after validation with objective criteria.
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UNESCAP. (February 17, 2016). Share of population with access to improved sanitation in India from 2005 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586352/india-access-to-improved-sanitation-by-country/
UNESCAP. "Share of population with access to improved sanitation in India from 2005 to 2015." Chart. February 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586352/india-access-to-improved-sanitation-by-country/
UNESCAP. (2016). Share of population with access to improved sanitation in India from 2005 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/586352/india-access-to-improved-sanitation-by-country/
UNESCAP. "Share of Population with Access to Improved Sanitation in India from 2005 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586352/india-access-to-improved-sanitation-by-country/
UNESCAP, Share of population with access to improved sanitation in India from 2005 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/586352/india-access-to-improved-sanitation-by-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of population with access to improved sanitation in India from 2005 to 2015 [Graph], UNESCAP, February 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/586352/india-access-to-improved-sanitation-by-country/
