A snapshot of Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

A snapshot of Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in the UNICEF East Asia & Pacific Region

Prepared by: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene

September 2017 1

Photo: UNICEF/UN061863/Brown;

Sanitation coverage

Proportion of population using safely managed, basic, limited, unimproved sanitation services or practising open defecation, 2015

100

3

6

14

1

5

12

6

80

6

25

12

22

6

37

8

60

22

29

519 million people in the UNICEF East Asia & Pacific Region lacked a basic sanitation service in 2015, 75 million of whom practise open defecation

Population (%)

40

55

51

20

41

39

Indonesia, 32

China, 21

Cambodia, 6

0 National Rural

Urban

World

SafelySmafaenlyagmedanageBdasic BasiLcimseitrevdice Unimproved Open defecation

Limited service Unimproved

Philippines, 6

Viet Nam, 4

Myanmar, 3

Rest of the Region, 3

Countries in the region with the highest number of people practising open defecation in 2015

Open defecation T Safely managed sanitation estimate is available for 6 countries in the region

T Urban coverage of basic sanitation services exceeds 50% in 25 countries, rural coverage exceeds 50% in 19 countries

95% Insufficient data Not applicable

Safely managed - national

Basic - national

100 80 60 40 20 0

Safely managed Basic

90%

Insufficient data Not applicable

Population (%)

TUV PLW CHN AUS NZL MYS KOR JPN SGP PNG SLB

KIR TLS KHM VUT MNG MMR NRU IDN LAO PHL PRK VNM MHL TKL TON THA FJI BRN WSM NIU COK FSM

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Drinking water coverage

Proportion of population using safely managed, basic, limited, unimproved water services or surface water, 2015

135 million people in the UNICEF East Asia & Pacific Region lacked a basic drinking water service in 2015, 64% of whom live in rural areas

100

141

2 5 2

130 7

2 6 4

80

17

Population (%)

60

94

91

89

40

71

20

0 National* Rural* Urban World

China, 58 Myanmar, 17 Viet Nam, 8 Rest of the Region, 10

Indonesia, 27 Philippines, 10 Papua New Guinea, 5

Safely managed Basic

Limited

UnimpSraofveelyd manSaugrefdace wBaatseirc service

* no safLeimlyitmedasnearvgieced estUimnimatperoavveadilable

Countries in the region with the highest number of people who did not use a basic water service in 2015

Surface water ? Safely managed drinking water estimate is available for five countries in the region

? Urban coverage of basic drinking water services exceeds 50% in 28 countries, rural coverage exceeds 50% in 25 countries

Population (%)

KHM MYS JPN NIU KOR NZL SGP PNG SLB KIR MMR TLS MHL LAO MNG FSM IDN PHL VUT VNM

FJI WSM CHN

THA TUV BRN TKL PLW PRK COK TON AUS NRU

NO REGIONAL ESTIMATE AVAILABLE

95% Insufficient data Not applicable

Safely managed - national

Basic - national

100 80 60 40 20 0

Safely managed Basic

90% Insufficient data Not applicable

3

Hygiene coverage

NO REGIONAL ESTIMATE AVAILABLE

> urban coverage of basic handwashing facilities exceeds 50% in 5 countries, rural coverage exceeds 50% in 4 countries

Year Population (thousands) % urban Basic Limited (without water or soap) No facility Basic Limited (without water or soap) No facility Basic Limited (without water or soap) No facility

Basic - urban

COUNTRY, AREA OR TERRITORY

90% Insufficient data Not applicable

NATIONAL

Basic - rural

RURAL

URBAN

Cambodia Indonesia Mongolia Myanmar Viet Nam

2015

15 578

21 66

13

22

60

15

26

88

5

7

2015

257 564

54 77

6

18

66

8

26

86

4

11

2015

2 959

72 72

7

21

49

10

41

81

6

12

2015

53 897

34 80

14

6

74

19

7

92

5

3

2015

93 448

34 86

13

2

82

16

2

93

7

1

"-"= no estimate; NA = data not applicable; for unrounded estimates see

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Inequalities

Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%)

Inequalities in basic drinking water 100

EAPRO

80

World

Lao People's Democratic

Republic

60

40

20

0

Note: Sub-national inequalities for Lao People's Democratic Republic 2012

Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%)

Inequalities in basic sanitation 100

80

EAPRO

60

World

Timor-Leste

40

20

0

Note: Sub-national inequalities for Timor-Leste 2010

Regions Countries Urban /rural Wealth quintiles Sub-national

regions

Regions Countries Urban /rural Wealth quintiles Sub-national

regions

Proportion of the population not practising open defecation (%)

Inequalities in open defecation 100

EAPRO

80

World

60

Cambodia

40

20

0

Note: Sub-national inequalities for Cambodia 2014

Note: EAPRO - UNICEF East Asia & Pacific Region

Proportion of the population using basic hygiene services (%)

Inequalities in basic hygiene 100

80

Indonesia

60

40

20

0

Note: Sub-national inequalities for Indonesia 2012

Regions Countries Urban /rural Wealth quintiles Sub-national

regions

Regions Countries Urban /rural Wealth quintiles Sub-national

regions

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