Access
According to the Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation of UNICEF and WHO, access to an improved water source increased from 85% in 1990 to 92% in 2010. Sanitation has long been regarded as a private responsibility, resulting in almost no connections to a sewerage system.
| Access to Water and Sanitation in the Philippines (2004) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban (49% of the population) |
Rural (51% of the population) |
Total | ||
| Water | Broad definition | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| House connections | 61% | 25% | 43% | |
| Sanitation | Broad definition | 79% | 69% | 74% |
| Sewerage | 7% | 2% | 5% | |
Independent surveys estimate a lower access rate using a narrower definition of supply. One estimate indicates that in 2000 only 63% of the population had access to publicly provided drinking water, with the rest relying on self-supply.
Read more about this topic: Water Supply And Sanitation In The Philippines
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