Stat of the week: In 2020, 39% of rural population in Papua New Guinea used safely managed drinking water services (86% for urban population)

In 2020, 39% of the rural population in Papua New Guinea used safely managed drinking water services (86% for the urban population).

This indicator tracks the proportion of the population that is using an improved drinking water source, that is:

• located on the premises;
• available when needed;
• free of fecal and priority chemical contamination.

Improved drinking water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, rainwater, and packaged or delivered water (United Nations).

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