UNICEF Health Facility Water Service Coverage Indicators

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ) provides a dataset on the proportion of health care facilities with basic water services. The data measures the percentage of facilities with water available from an improved source located on premises. It was last updated on March 26, 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess national or regional WASH infrastructure coverage in healthcare based on the reported percentage indicator
• Model correlations between facility water access and health outcomes based on the service indicator
• Track progress towards Sustainable Development Goal targets for water and sanitation in healthcare
• Benchmark water service levels across different administrative regions

Strengths

• Data is provided by UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ), an authoritative source for child and social welfare statistics
• Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open use and redistribution
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-03-26 09:06:49.558950

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the HDX platform's aggregation

Provenance

Source

UNICEF Data and Analytics (HQ)

Collection Method

Likely aggregated from national surveys and administrative reporting systems.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-26 09:06:49.558950

Geography

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