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Table 2.1 Household drinking water Percent distribution of households and de jure population by source of drinking water, time to obtain drinking water, and
treatment of drinking water, according to residence, Afghanistan 2015 Households
Population Characteristic
Urban Rural
Total Urban
Rural Total
Source of drinking water Improved source
86.3 58.0
65.3 86.4
59.9 66.4
Piped into dwellingyardplot 21.0
2.4 7.2
19.4 2.5
6.6 Public tapstandpipe
10.6 15.4
14.2 11.0
16.7 15.3
Tube well or borehole 28.8
17.1 20.1
29.9 17.1
20.3 Protected dug well
23.9 16.7
18.5 24.1
17.2 18.9
Protected spring 1.4
5.8 4.7
1.4 5.9
4.8 Rain water
0.0 0.5
0.4 0.0
0.5 0.4
Bottled water 0.6
0.0 0.2
0.6 0.0
0.2
Non-improved source 11.9
40.3 33.0
11.9 38.6
32.1 Unprotected dug well
4.4 13.5
11.1 4.3
13.2 11.0
Unprotected spring 1.4
11.2 8.6
1.1 10.5
8.2 Tanker truckcart with drum
5.2 6.2
5.9 5.7
5.8 5.8
Surface water 0.9
9.5 7.3
0.9 9.1
7.0
Other source 1.7
1.7 1.7
1.6 1.4
1.5 Total
100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0
Time to obtain drinking water round trip
Water on premises 76.7
34.5 45.3
77.4 36.5
46.6 Less than 30 minutes
17.3 47.8
39.9 16.3
46.4 39.0
30 minutes or longer 4.6
16.6 13.5
4.9 16.1
13.3 Don’t know
1.4 1.2
1.2 1.4
1.1 1.2
Total 100.0
100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0
100.0
Water treatment prior to drinking
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Boiled 8.5
2.4 3.9
8.3 2.3
3.8 Bleachchlorine added
3.8 1.0
1.7 3.8
1.1 1.8
Strained through cloth 0.7
0.3 0.4
0.8 0.3
0.4 Ceramic, sand, or other filter
1.0 0.7
0.8 1.1
0.7 0.8
Solar disinfection 0.2
0.0 0.1
0.1 0.0
0.0 Other
1.7 1.1
1.2 2.0
1.1 1.3
No treatment 85.3
91.9 90.2
85.0 92.1
90.4 Percentage using an appropriate treatment
method
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12.4 3.8
6.0 12.5
3.9 6.0
Number 6,269
18,126 24,395
48,246 147,802
196,048
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Respondents may report multiple treatment methods, so the sum of treatment may exceed 100.
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Appropriate water treatment methods include boiling, bleaching, filtering, and solar disinfecting.
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• Housing Characteristics and Household Population
Table 2.2 Household sanitation facilities Percent distribution of households and de jure population by type of toiletlatrine facilities, according to
residence, Afghanistan 2015 Households
Population Type of toiletlatrine facility
Urban Rural
Total Urban
Rural Total
Improved, not shared facility 52.1
16.2 25.4
54.6 16.9
26.2 Flushpour flush to piped sewer
system 7.6
0.3 2.2
8.0 0.3
2.2 Flushpour flush to septic tank
26.4 2.0
8.3 28.2
2.4 8.7
Flushpour flush to pit latrine 4.5
1.7 2.4
4.6 1.8
2.5 Ventilated improved pit VIP
latrine 7.5
4.9 5.6
7.9 5.2
5.9 Pit latrine with slab
4.2 3.8
3.9 4.1
3.8 3.9
Composting toilet 1.9
3.5 3.1
1.9 3.4
3.0
Shared facility
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16.5 5.4
8.2 13.3
4.3 6.5
Flushpour flush to piped sewer system
2.3 0.0
0.6 1.9
0.0 0.5
Flushpour flush to septic tank 8.2
0.8 2.7
6.7 0.6
2.1 Flushpour flush to pit latrine
1.5 0.3
0.7 1.2
0.3 0.5
Ventilated improved pit VIP latrine
2.1 1.2
1.4 1.6
1.1 1.2
Pit latrine with slab 1.8
1.3 1.4
1.2 1.2
1.2 Composting toilet
0.7 1.6
1.4 0.6
1.2 1.0
Non-improved facility
31.1 74.9
63.6 31.8
74.5 64.1
Flushpour flush not to sewerseptic tankpit latrine
3.0 0.4
1.1 3.3
0.4 1.1
Pit latrine without slabopen pit 2.2
5.7 4.8
2.4 5.2
4.5 Bucket
0.1 0.4
0.4 0.1
0.5 0.4
Traditional dry vault toilet 23.7
50.7 43.7
24.4 51.9
45.2 Eco sanitation
0.2 0.5
0.4 0.2
0.4 0.4
No facilitybushfield 1.9
17.2 13.2
1.4 16.1
12.5
Other
0.2 3.5
2.7 0.1
4.2 3.2
Missing
0.1 0.0
0.1 0.1
0.0 0.0
Total 100.0
100.0 100.0
100.0 100.0
100.0 Number
6,269 18,126
24,395 48,246
147,802 196,048
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Facilities that would be considered improved if they were not shared by two or more households
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Table 2.3 Household characteristics Percent distribution of households by housing characteristics, percentage
using solid fuel for cooking, and percent distribution by frequency of smoking in the home, according to residence, Afghanistan 2015
Residence Housing characteristic
Urban Rural
Total
Electricity
Yes 92.5
64.2 71.5
No 7.5
35.8 28.5
Total 100.0
100.0 100.0
Flooring material
Earthsand 3.7
2.2 2.6
Dung 0.2
0.1 0.1
Mud and hay 4.5
3.2 3.6
Wood planks 0.4
0.1 0.2
Parquet or polished wood 0.1
0.1 0.1
Ceramic tiles 1.8
0.1 0.5
Cement 15.4
1.2 4.8
Rugsmat 23.9
26.6 25.9
Carpet 48.0
58.6 55.9
Other 2.0