Dataset

Low and Middle Income Country Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities Access Geospatial Estimates 2000-2017

Water, SanitationGlobalInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

Dataset Objective

To estimate access to drinking water and sanitation facilities on continent-wide surfaces and deaths of under 5 children attributed to unsafe facilities.

Context

Data represented contains LMIC Drinking Water and Sanitation Access Geospatial estimates between 2000 and 2017

What is included

Data contains access to improved sanitation facility, non-piped sanitation facility, open defecation reliance, sewage and septic sanitation facilities, access to improved water sources, piped water, surface water, and unimproved water sources.

Collection Methods

High-resolution geospatial estimates using Bayesian geostatistical model and data from more than 88 low-income and middle-income countries using DHS, MICS, and country survey data.