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Percent distribution of household population by type of sanitation facility used by the household, Palestine, 2019-2020
	Type of sanitation facility used by household								Total	Percentage using improved sanitation [1]	Number of household members
	Improved sanitation facility				Unimproved sanitation facility			Open defecation (no facility, bush, field)
	FLUSH / POUR FLUSH: FLUSH TO PIPED SEWER SYSTEM	FLUSH / POUR FLUSH: FLUSH TO SEPTIC TANK	FLUSH / POUR FLUSH: FLUSH TO PIT LATRINE	FLUSH / POUR FLUSH: FLUSH TO DK WHERE	FLUSH / POUR FLUSH: FLUSH TO OPEN DRAIN	OTHER	DK/Missing
State of Palestine	58.5	11.8	28.0	.4	1.0	.1	.1	.0	100.0	98.8	47219
West Bank	39.9	17.6	40.0	.7	1.4	.0	.2	.1	100.0	98.3	28052
Jenin	21.2	14.8	63.7	0.0	.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	99.7	3116
Tubas & Northen Valley	13.1	48.9	36.4	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	98.4	571
Tulkarm	55.2	16.0	28.2	0.0	.1	0.0	.5	0.0	100.0	99.4	1868
Nablus	50.6	5.5	42.4	1.3	.1	0.0	.1	0.0	100.0	99.7	3767
Qalqilia	46.6	19.1	34.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	1144
Salfit	5.7	41.5	48.8	0.0	2.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	100.0	95.9	709
Ramallah & Al-Bireh	25.4	28.9	41.8	.3	2.7	0.0	.7	.1	100.0	96.5	3303
Ariha & Al-Aghwar	21.3	16.7	51.0	2.3	5.8	.3	.7	1.8	100.0	91.4	469
Jerusalem (*)	73.1	13.7	9.2	2.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	98.7	4078
Bethlehem	38.1	25.8	33.1	.3	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	97.4	2042
Hebron	32.4	15.2	50.2	.2	1.8	0.0	.2	.1	100.0	97.9	6986
Gaza Strip	85.8	3.4	10.3	0.0	.4	.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	99.5	19167
North Gaza	94.3	1.2	2.4	0.0	1.5	.6	0.0	0.0	100.0	97.9	4039
Gaza	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	6448
Deir Al-Balah	90.5	6.7	2.6	0.0	.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	99.8	2785
Khan Yunis	60.6	8.3	31.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	3634
Rafah	64.6	5.3	29.5	0.0	.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	99.5	2260
[1] MICS indicator WS.8 - Use of improved sanitation facilities; SDG indicator 3.8.1 na: not applicable
Source:Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2021. Palestinian Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019-2020, Survey Findings Report, Ramallah, Palestine.
Definition:The proportion of the population using safely managed sanitation services is defined as the proportion of the population using an improved sanitation facility which is not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or removed and treated off-site. ‘Improved’ sanitation facilities are those designed to hygienically separate human excreta from human contact. These include wet sanitation technologies such as flush and pour flush toilets connected to sewers, septic tanks or pit latrines, and dry sanitation technologies such as dry pit latrines with slabs, ventilated improved pit latrines and composting toilets.