"Access to Water Supply and Sanitation by Region, 1990 and 2000",,,,,,,,,


,1990 Population (millions),,,,,2000 Population (millions),,,
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Region,Total ,Population,Population ,Percent,,Total ,Population,Population ,Percent
,Population,Served,Unserved,Served,,Population,Served,Unserved,Served
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GLOBAL,,,,,,,,,
Urban water supply,2292,2178,114,95%,,2845,2671,174,94%
Rural water supply,2974,1961,1013,66%,,3210,2284,926,71%
Total water supply,5266,4139,1127,79%,,6055,4955,1100,82%
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Urban sanitation,2292,1877,415,82%,,2845,2443,402,86%
Rural sanitation,2974,1027,1947,35%,,3210,1209,2001,38%
Total sanitation,5266,2904,2362,55%,,6055,3652,2403,60%
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AFRICA,,,,,,,,,
Urban water supply,197,166,31,84%,,297,253,44,85%
Rural water supply,418,183,235,44%,,487,231,256,47%
Total water supply,615,349,266,57%,,784,484,300,62%
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Urban sanitation,197,167,30,85%,,297,251,46,85%
Rural sanitation,418,206,212,49%,,487,220,267,45%
Total sanitation,615,373,242,61%,,784,471,313,60%
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ASIA,,,,,,,,,
Urban water supply,1029,972,57,94%,,1352,1254,98,93%
Rural water supply,2151,1433,718,67%,,2331,1736,595,74%
Total water supply,3180,2405,775,76%,,3683,2990,693,81%
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Urban sanitation,1029,690,339,67%,,1352,1055,297,78%
Rural sanitation,2151,496,1655,23%,,2331,712,1619,31%
Total sanitation,3180,1186,1994,37%,,3683,1767,1916,48%
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LATIN AMERICA AND ,,,,,,,,,
THE CARIBBEAN,,,,,,,,,
Urban water supply,313,287,26,92%,,391,362,29,93%
Rural water supply,128,72,56,56%,,128,79,49,62%
Total water supply,441,359,82,81%,,519,441,78,85%
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Urban sanitation,313,267,46,85%,,391,340,51,87%
Rural sanitation,128,50,78,39%,,128,62,66,48%
Total sanitation,441,317,124,72%,,519,402,117,77%
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OCEANIA,,,,,,,,,
Urban water supply,18,18,0,100%,,21,21,0,100%
Rural water supply,8,5,3,63%,,9,6,3,67%
Total water supply,26,23,3,88%,,30,27,3,90%
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Urban sanitation,18,18,0,100%,,21,21,0,100%
Rural sanitation,8,7,1,88%,,9,7,2,78%
Total sanitation,26,25,1,96%,,30,28,2,93%
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EUROPE,,,,,,,,,
Urban water supply,522,522,0,100%,,545,542,3,99%
Rural water supply,200,199,1,100%,,184,161,23,88%
Total water supply,722,721,1,100%,,729,703,26,96%
,,,,,,,,,
Urban sanitation,522,522,0,100%,,545,537,8,99%
Rural sanitation,200,199,1,100%,,184,137,47,74%
Total sanitation,722,721,1,100%,,729,674,55,92%
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NORTH AMERICA,,,,,,,,,
Urban water supply,213,213,0,100%,,239,239,0,100%
Rural water supply,69,69,0,100%,,71,71,0,100%
Total water supply,282,282,0,100%,,310,310,0,100%
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Urban sanitation,213,213,0,100%,,239,239,0,100%
Rural sanitation,69,69,0,100%,,71,71,0,100%
Total sanitation,282,282,0,100%,,310,310,0,100%


"Do to rounding, coverage figures might not total 100%, even if the population unserved is shown as 0.",,,,,,,,,
The global totals are the sums of the regional figures given here.  ,,,,,,,,,
Definitions have changed over time.  See the description of this table.,,,,,,,,,