Health in China - Hygiene and Sanitation

Hygiene and Sanitation

Further information: Water supply and sanitation in the People's Republic of China

By 2002, 92 percent of the urban population and 8 percent of the rural population had access to an improved water supply, and 69 percent of the urban population and 32 percent of the rural population had access to improved sanitation facilities.

The Patriotic Health Campaign, first started in the 1950s, are campaigns aimed to improve sanitation and hygiene in China.