Percentage of de jure population with drinking water available in sufficient quantities in last month
Coverage:
Population base: De jure household population (HR file or PR file)
Time period: month before the survey
Numerators: Number of de jure population (HR file: hv012; PR file: hv201 = 1) with sufficient availability of drinking water in the month preceding the survey (hv201b = 0)
Denominator: Number of de jure population in households
Variables: HR file, PR file.
|
hv012 |
Number of de jure members (if using HR file) |
|
hv102 |
Usual resident (if using PR file) |
|
hv201b |
Water for drinking not sufficient in the last month |
|
hv005 |
Household sample weight |
Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.
Population with don’t know or missing information are included in the denominator.
The question is specifically phrased about the availability of drinking water and not water for other purposes.
Information pertaining to the availability of water was introduced in DHS-7. At that time, the statistics were restricted to households/populations using piped or tube well/borehole water as a source for drinking water, plus households/populations using bottled water for drinking and piped or tube well/borehole water for cooking and handwashing. In addition, the reference period was the 2 weeks preceding the survey, and lack of availability was defined as water not being available for at least 1 day.
In DHS-8, the indicator was revised to match MICS6 more closely such that the relevant question is now asked of all households, regardless of drinking water source, and the time frame asked about is one month. In addition, data are tabulated for the de jure population and not households.
World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). 2017. Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene: 2017 update and SDG baselines. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/258617
World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). 2018. JMP Methodology: 2017 Update & SDG Baselines
https://washdata.org/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2018-04/JMP-2017-update-methodology.pdf
Core questions on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene for household surveys: 2018 update. New York: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization, 2018.
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 16.4
API Indicator IDs
WS_ASDW_P_WAS
MICS6 Indicator WS.3: Availability of drinking water
SDG 1.4.1 Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services
SDG 6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services