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5.51.01.09.water
Indicator Name
Access to water (access to an improved water source)
Long definition
Collection of the “Access to an improved water source” indicator was discontinued by the WDI in 2018, the SCI will now use the “People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)” indicator instead, to measure the SCI’s access to water indicator, under the periodicity dimension. The previous indicator “Access to an improved water source” measured the percentage of the population that could obtain at least 20 liters per person per day from an “improved” source that was within one kilometer of the user’s dwelling. The new indicator "percentage of people using at least basic water services" encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.
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World Development Indicator (WDI) databank. Original source: World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund, Joint Measurement Programme (JMP)
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Statistical Capacity Indicator (SCI)
Statistical concept and methodology
Scores are 1 and 1/2 if primary estimates are observed for at least 2 and 1 out of the 6 latest years, respectively. For assessment, look at 5 year interval starting 2 years before current year and count number of data points available.
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