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Lao People's Democratic Republic: People using at least basic sanitation services

88.73percent · 2024+34.4% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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. Annual figures for Lao People's Democratic Republic from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202488.731
202386.996
202285.129
202183.098
202080.703
201978.293
201875.867
201773.427
201670.971
201568.5
201466.015
201363.515
201261.001
201158.471
201055.928
200953.372
200850.801
200748.216
200645.618
200543.007
200440.207
200337.326
200234.427
200131.51
200028.579

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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