UNICEF/NYHA Josh Estey, Indonesia

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1 UNICEF/NYHA2-844 Josh Estey, Indonesia Access to sanitation in countries of East Asia: a snapshot of status A regional perspective based on new data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam Prepared for the 2 nd East Asia Ministerial Conference on Sanitation and Hygiene Manila, Philippines January 21

2 Sanitation coverage Sanitation coverage trends, EASAN countries Open Defecation million people in East Asia do not use an improved sanitation facility 3 2 (millions) 15 China, 7 38 Indonesia: 19 million 8 Indonesia, 19 Viet Nam, Philippines, 21. Cambodia, 1.4 Myanmar, 9.3 China: 7 million Lao PDR, 2.9 Improved Thailand, Mongolia, Malaysia, Timor-Leste,. Population in East Asia without improved sanitation, Total The majority of people without improved sanitation live in rural areas Sanitation coverage, Population (millions) Total Percentage of the population using an improved sanitation facility, /rural disparities in population without improved sanitation, and (millions) Front page: A boy brushes his teeth, while an adult washes his hair, in the remote village of Nogo Sar II in Bantul District in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.

3 Coverage (%) The sanitation ladder by country Sanitation coverage, (Ranked by the proportion practising open defecation) Cambodia Timor-Leste Lao PDR Indonesia Mongolia Philippines Viet Nam China Myanmar 81 1 Malaysia Thailand 9 9 Japan Republic of Korea Singapore Coverage (%) Improved and rural disparities Large urban and rural disparities still exist in several countries and rural sanitation coverage in East Asia, Note: estimates are not available for Brunei Darussalam and Democratic People s Republic of Korea

4 Prevalence of open defecation, Total 134 million people in East Asia still practise open defecation declined sharply in rural areas 2 (millions) Indonesia, China, 5 15 Philippines,.8 Indonesia: 58 million China: 5 million Viet Nam, 5. Lao PDR, 2.3 Timor-Leste,.5 Mongolia,.3 Population (millions) Cambodia, Myanmar,.3 27 Malaysia,.1 Population practising open defecation in East Asia, /rural disparities in population practising open defecation, and

5 Population (millions) Population (millions) Progress on sanitation Progress towards the MDG sanitation target, On track Coverage in was less than 5 per cent below the rate it needed to be for the country to reach the MDG target or coverage was higher than 95% Progress but insufficient Coverage in was 5 per cent to 1 per cent below the rate it needed to be for the country to reach the MDG target Not on track Coverage in was more than 1 per cent below the rate it needed to be for the country to reach the MDG target, or the trend shows a decreasing coverage No or insufficient data Data were unavailable or insufficient to estimate trends and rural disparities 233 million urban dwellers in East Asia use shared sanitation facilities 1,2 1, Improved 1,2 1, Improved Distribution of urban and rural populations in East Asia using different sanitation options, -

6 Improved Improved Improved Sanitation Coverage Sanitation coverage: Country estimates by type of sanitation practices,, 2, Sanitation Coverage (%) Population Total Country, area or territory Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Democratic People s Republic of Korea Indonesia Japan Lao People s Democratic Republic Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Philippines Republic of Korea Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Viet Nam EASAN countries Year Total (,) (%) * * * * 1995 estimates are given for Lao PDR, Mongolia and Myanmar, as there are no estimates Note: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on the maps in this document do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations or its specialized agencies