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Basic water is not safely managed water

Basic is not safely managed. SG 100% ceiling. PH strong on basic drinking water 95.9% and handwashing 97.3%, but safely managed drinking water 48.5% (VN 58.6%, MY 94.7%). PH basic sanitation 87.2% lowest of five peers; safely managed sanitation 62.2% above VN/TH, below MY; ID empty.

2024

Drinking water

Basic and safely managed water retain separate service ladders.

Basic drinking water

2024
EconomyValueVintage
Brunei100.02024
Cambodia82.84975729397012024
Indonesia89.0087595574112024
Laos95.86357949683982024
Malaysia97.94246577514032024
Myanmar85.68714176405412024
Philippines95.85922149255062024
Singaporeceiling100.02024
Thailand100.02024
Vietnam98.7612466536942024
Timor-Leste87.32965060573362024

World Bank WDI SH.H2O.BASW.ZS (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme)

Safely managed drinking water

2024
EconomyValueVintage
BruneiGAPGAP
Cambodia29.98557613988752024
Indonesia30.46097736436092024
Laos35.18772307636342024
Malaysia94.7003618583122024
Myanmar59.72397507725072024
Philippines48.48405774418252024
Singaporeceiling100.02024
ThailandGAPGAP
Vietnam58.58083913681782024
Timor-LesteGAPGAP

World Bank WDI SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme)

2024

Sanitation

Basic and safely managed sanitation retain separate service ladders.

Basic sanitation

2024
EconomyValueVintage
Brunei100.02024
Cambodia83.33593287143142024
Indonesia88.20316856584992024
Laos88.73141316055992024
Malaysia96.0199993688782024
Myanmar74.18352101143192024
Philippines87.15273984164782024
Singaporeceiling100.02024
Thailand99.35048781906512024
Vietnam95.4470269344252024
Timor-Leste72.9358022799642024

World Bank WDI SH.STA.BASS.ZS (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme)

Safely managed sanitation

2024
EconomyValueVintage
BruneiGAPGAP
Cambodia51.60162052249912024
IndonesiaGAPGAP
Laos71.38223664037692024
Malaysia85.78634415953252024
Myanmar60.53353977827372024
Philippines62.17436153992152024
Singaporeceiling100.02024
Thailand26.71879943757372024
Vietnam45.37440419292962024
Timor-LesteGAPGAP

World Bank WDI SH.STA.SMSS.ZS (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme)

Mixed vintages

Open defecation

Reported zeros remain values; empty cells remain gaps.

Open defecation

Mixed vintages
EconomyValueVintage
Brunei0.02024
Cambodia5.242248999110212024
Indonesia2.285813158918842024
Laos8.730168059474652024
Malaysia0.347645013627242016
Myanmar6.747995720849992024
Philippines2.178119221555122024
Singaporeceiling0.02024
Thailand0.02024
Vietnam0.02024
Timor-Leste7.882602781800292024

World Bank WDI SH.STA.ODFC.ZS (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme)

Mixed vintages

Handwashing

Basic handwashing is shown only where JMP reports it.

Basic handwashing

Mixed vintages
EconomyValueVintage
BruneiGAPGAP
Cambodia87.15861416152722024
Indonesia79.78174347657572024
Laos63.61459615380572024
MalaysiaGAPGAP
Myanmar74.67201275832482024
Philippines97.29397603517382024
SingaporeceilingGAPGAP
Thailand94.63412521798812024
Vietnam89.11002235433632024
Timor-Leste28.40753046801982020

World Bank WDI SH.STA.HYGN.ZS (WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme)

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