6.2.1b Proportion of population with hand washing facility with soap and water available at home

6.2.1b Proportion of population with hand washing facility with soap and water available at home

6.2.1 Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water

6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

The proportion of the population with basic hygiene services is defined as the proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.

Handwashing facilities may be located within the dwelling, yard or plot. They may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

The data sources included in the JMP database are:

• Censuses, which generally collect basic data on the population living in a country and are conducted by national statistical offices.
• Household surveys, which collect data from a subset of households. They may target the national, rural or urban population, or more limited project or subnational areas. Appropriate sample design is necessary to ensure that survey results are representative, and surveys are often conducted or reviewed and approved by national statistical organizations.
• Administrative data, which may consist of information collected by governmental or non-governmental entities involved in the provision or monitoring of services. Examples include water and sanitation inventories and databases, as well as regulatory reports.
• Other data sets may be available such as compilations from international or regional initiatives (e.g. Eurostat), studies conducted by research institutes or technical advice obtained during consultations with countries.

The production of estimates follows a consistent series of steps, which are explained in this and following sections (see link below):

1. Identification of appropriate national datasets
2. Extraction of data from national datasets into harmonized tables of data inputs
3. Use of the data inputs to model country estimates
4. Consultation with countries to review the estimates
5. Aggregation of country estimates to create regional and global estimates

http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-06-02-01b.pdf

%

Type of settlements

Republic of Serbia

The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP), Institut for Public health Milan Jovanović Batut and Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

Annual

C060201

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