Iran: access to improved sanitation 2005-2015

This statistic show the proportion of the total population with access to improved sanitation in Iran from 2005 to 2015. In 2013, the percentage of the population that had access to improved sanitation in Iran was 89 percent.

Share of population with access to improved sanitation in Iran from 2005 to 2015

Characteristic	population with access to improved sanitation
2015	90%
2014	90%
2013	89%
2012	89%
2011	89%
2010	89%
2009	88%
2008	87%
2007	86%
2006	85%
2005	84%

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Release date

February 2016

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Region

Iran

Survey time period

2005 to 2015

Supplementary notes

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.

Data obtained: 8 July 2015

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