Access
See also: Ranked lists of Chilean regions#By access to drinking water and Ranked lists of Chilean regions#By access to sewage treatmentAccording to the 2010 data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) (see below), Chilean urban areas with improved water coverage stood at 96% and coverage of improved sanitation was also 96%, which is one of the highest levels in Latin America.
| Urban (89% of the population) |
Rural (11% of the population) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Improved water source | 99% | 75% | 96% |
| Piped on premises | 99% | 47% | 93% | |
| Sanitation | Improved sanitation | 98% | 83% | 96% |
| Sewerage (2006 JMP survey & census data) | 89% | 5% | 78% |
One of the reasons of the high coverage rates in Chile is the early effort for extending and improving the infrastructure (see below). As a result, in 1990 97% of the urban population was already connected to water and 84% to sanitation.
Read more about this topic: Water Supply And Sanitation In Chile
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