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Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Liverpool statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Liverpool statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Liverpool-specific metadata information.

Goal

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

Target

Target 6.1: By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

Indicator

Indicator 6.1.1: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services

Organisation

World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Contact email

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Definition and concepts

WHO/UNICEF defines a safely managed drinking water as an improved water source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include - piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

In order to meet the criteria for a safely managed drinking water service, an improved water source should meet three criteria - it should be accessible on the premises (accessibility), water should be available when needed (availability), and the water supplied should be free from contamination (quality). Many countries lack data on one or more elements of safely managed drinking water. The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) provide national estimates only when data are available on drinking water quality and at least one of the other criteria (accessibility and availability).

Unit of measure

Percentage (%)

Data sources

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)

Data compilers

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene

Comment and limitations

This data represents the United Kingdom as opposed to Liverpool. Since UK data is at 100%, this has been extrapolated to assume that Liverpool data would mirror this.

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Goal

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

Target

Target 6.1: By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

Indicator

Indicator 6.1.1: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services

International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Organisation

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene

Periodicity

Annual

Earliest available data

2000

Geographical coverage

United Kingdom

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Statistical classification

Non-official

Contact details

info@washdata.org