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There were more people from urban areas who had access to safely managed drinking water in 2020, around 61.80 percent, than those from rural areas with only 34.54 percent.
In comparison, only 83.16 percent of the poorest population in the Philippines had access to basic drinking water. During that year, 13.08 percent of the poorest population was still relying on unimproved water services and there was still at least 0.19 percent who were getting their drinking water from surface water.The sanitation and hygiene conditions in the Philippines likewise improved in 2020.
Filipinos in rural areas had better access to sanitation facilities in 2020 with at least 65.84 percent. About 54.86 percent of the population in urban areas had safely managed sanitation. On the other hand, the country’s poorest relied on basic, limited, and unimproved sanitation facilities, with 49.78 percent, 23.67 percent, and 8.33 percent.PH household data: Basic hygiene
However, there was still 6.66 percent which had no adequate hand washing facility and had no access to soap and water amid the pandemic.
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