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People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

Bangladesh · 2000–2024 · Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)

Latest (2024)37.32% of population
Earliest (2000)11.47
Change since 2000+25.85
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.SMSS.ZS)
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.SMSS.ZS)
Data updated
October 22, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
2000–2024 (25 data points)
Unit
% of population
World Bank code
SH.STA.SMSS.ZS
Licence
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WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.STA.SMSS.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-safe-sanitation (data updated October 22, 2026).

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Year% of population
202437.32
202336.2
202234.76
202133.32
202031.91
201930.52
201829.15
201727.8
201626.48
201525.18
201423.91
201322.67
201221.74
201120.82
201019.91
200919
200818.09
200717.19
200616.3
200515.42
200414.54
200313.78
200213.01
200112.24
200011.47