Standard reference

WHO/UNICEF JMP Service Ladder (SDG 6.2.1) (https://washdata.org/monitoring/sanitation)

The JMP service ladder classifies sanitation access for SDG 6.2.1 reporting. Levels are derived from facility type and sharing status, not directly observed.

Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
safely_managed Safely managed Use of an improved facility that is not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated off-site.
basic Basic Use of an improved facility that is not shared with other households.
limited Limited Use of an improved facility that is shared between two or more households.
unimproved Unimproved Use of pit latrines without a slab or platform, hanging latrines, or bucket latrines.
open_defecation Open defecation Disposal of human faeces in fields, forests, bodies of water, or other open spaces, or with solid waste. No facility of any kind is used.

Referenced by this vocabulary