Population using improved drinking water source | Jamaica – yearly data, chart and table
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Overview
Access to improved drinking water in Jamaica was available to 96.43% of the total population in 2022. In 2021, the value was 96.41%. It has been growing in this country for already 22 years in a row. Since 2000, for the whole period of UNICEF and WHO data, share of population with access to potable water has increased in 1.03 times.
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About indicator
Improved drinking water sources are those that have the potential to deliver safe water by nature of their design and construction, and include: piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, rainwater, and packaged or delivered water. Household surveys and censuses are the primary source of information on the different types of facilities used by the population but information on service levels.
