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Year | Value | Series | Observation status | Unit multiplier |
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2000 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2001 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2002 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2003 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2004 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2005 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2006 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2007 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2008 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2009 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2010 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2011 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2012 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2013 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2014 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2015 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2016 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2017 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2018 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2019 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2020 | 100 | Proportion of population using basic drinking water services | Normal value | Units |
2000 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2001 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2002 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2003 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2004 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2005 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2006 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2007 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2008 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2009 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2010 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2011 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2012 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2013 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2014 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2015 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2016 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2017 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2018 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2019 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
2020 | 99 | Proportion of population using basic sanitation services | Normal value | Units |
This section provides metadata for the data reported for this indicator at the national level and at the global level.
- Goal
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
- Target
Target 1.4: By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance
- Indicator
Indicator 1.4.1: Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services
- Series
- Related indicators
Access to
Related SDG indicators
Basic drinking water services
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
Basic sanitation services
6.2.1 Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water
Basic hygiene services
6.2.1 Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water
Waste collection
11.6.1 Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
Mobility and transport
9.1.1 Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
11.2.1 Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
Modern energy
7.1.1 Percentage of population with access to electricity
7.1.2 Percentage of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology
ICT
5.b.1 Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
9.c.1 Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
Education
4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
Health
3.7.1 Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services
- Custodian agencies
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
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Organisation | Not available for this indicator |
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) |
Contact organisation unit | Not available for this indicator |
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Contact email address | Not available for this indicator |
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Definition and concepts | Not available for this indicator |
Concepts and definitions: The following key concepts were defined to support the indicator in the context of poverty eradication. Basic Services refer to public service provision systems that meet human basic needs including drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, energy, mobility, waste collection, health care, education and information technologies. The basis cervices indicator will be therefore based on 9 components. These components are captured in various standalone indicators of the SDGs, which means that the concepts and definitions of SDG indicator 1.4.1 will be derived from or are the same as those of these specific SDG indicators. Access to basic services implies that sufficient and affordable service is reliably available with adequate quality.
For many low and middle-income countries, achieving universal access to basic drinking water, sanitation and hygiene remains a high priority, which will help them achieve access to ‘safely managed services’, the target for SDGs 6.1 and 6.2.
To eradicate poverty, communities need to be connected to socio-economic opportunities by roads that are passable all season and attract reliable and affordable public transport services. In many areas, safe footpaths, footbridges and waterways may be required in conjunction with, or as an alternative, to roads. For reasons of simplification, specific emphasis was given to roads in this definition (based on the Rural Access Index - RAI - percentage of the population <2km from an all-season road (equivalent to a walk of 20-25 mins)[1])[2] since road transport reflects accessibility for the great majority of people in rural contexts. In those situations where another mode, such as water transport is dominant the definition will be modified and contextualized to reflect and capture those aspects. Access to mobility has shown some of the largest impacts on poverty reduction and has a strong correlation to educational, economic and health outcomes (“transport as an enabler”). RAI is the most widely accepted metric for tracking access to transport in rural areas and has been included in the SDGs as SDG indicator 9.1.1 - Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road. This component will be therefore captured through SDG 9.1.1. The existing RAI methodology relies on household level survey data – however, is currently being revised into a GIS-based index that exploits advances in digital technology with the aim to create a more accurate and cost-effective tool.
The urban context of access to transport is measured utilizing the methodology of SDG 11.2.1 –Proportion of the population that has convenient access to public transport by sex, age and persons with disabilities. The metadata methodology is available (UN-Habitat being the custodian agency) and uses a combination of spatial and qualitative analysis. A 500 m buffer around each public transport stop is used and overlaid with socio-demographic data – in order to identify the population served. We know that measuring spatial access is not sufficient and does not address the temporal dimension associated with the availability of public transport. Complementary to the above, other parameters of tracking the transport target related to street density/ no. of intersections, affordability, or quality in terms of safety, travel time, universal access, are all tracked.
1 https://www.ssatp.org/sites/ssatp/files/publications/HTML/Gender-RG/Source documents/Tool Kits & Guides/Monitoring and Evaluation/TLM&E7 Access Index TRB 06.pdf ↑ 2 http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport/brief/connections-note-23 ↑ |
Unit of measure | Not available for this indicator |
Not applicable. Each measure that forms part of the dashboard comes with the unit of measurement from the parent metadata. Majority of these are in proportions. |
Classifications | Not available for this indicator |
Not Applicable: See the original metadata for each of the measures in the dashboard. |
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Data sources | Not available for this indicator |
The main source of data for this indicator remains household surveys including DHS, MICS, LSMS, World Bank, UNICEF and UNDP, the censuses and administrative data. These data sources are also described in the various metadata for the constituent SDG indicators. A lot of the pre-processed data is also derived from the SDG indicators that form this indicator. |
Data collection method | Not available for this indicator |
Data will be collected from countries on the constituent indicators that they have processed and published. |
Data collection calendar | Not available for this indicator |
The monitoring and reporting of the indicator can be repeated at regular intervals of 3 to 5 years each. Measurement and reporting need to be feasible on a global basis, i.e. not so expensive that the costs are unreasonable particularly at country level. |
Data release calendar | Not available for this indicator |
Every 3-5 years. |
Data providers | Not available for this indicator |
UN-Habitat and various supporting agencies such as UNEP, The World Bank, AfDB, IDB, EBRD and ADB and bilateral donors (JICA, GDZ, etc.). |
Data compilers | Not available for this indicator |
National statistical agencies and city management teams lead the compilation and reporting at a national level. Global and regional reporting is led by UN-Habitat. The collection of the data is supported by collaborative efforts of several international institutions (UN-Habitat, UNEP, The World Bank, AfDB, IDB, EBRD and ADB) and bilateral donors (JICA, GDZ, etc.). |
Institutional mandate | Not available for this indicator |
Not applicable: This is described in the parent metadata where the indicators featured in this dashboard and provided. |
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Rationale | Not available for this indicator |
Poverty has many dimensions. It is not only a lack of material well-being but also a lack of opportunities to live a tolerable life. The international extreme poverty line was updated in 2015 to 1.90 USD per day using 2011 purchasing power parity (WB 2015). Living under the extreme poverty line often encompasses deprivations of safe drinking water, proper sanitation, access to modern energy, sustainable mobility to economic resources, information technology, healthcare, education, etc. Poverty is also a manifestation of hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion as well as the lack of participation in decision-making. In other words, poverty is multidimensional and covers many aspects of life ranging from access to opportunities, livelihoods and means of survival. Among the different aspects of poverty, this indicator focuses on ‘access to basic services’. Providing access to basic services such as safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, sustainable energy and mobility, housing, education, healthcare etc, helps to improve the quality of life of the poor. The lack of basic services provision and the lack of empowerment and involvement of local governments in basic service delivery undermine the economic growth and quality of life in any community. Adequate basic service delivery systems promote socio-economic improvements and help to achieve economic growth, social inclusion, poverty reduction and equality. More specifically, improved basic services can help to raise well-being and productivity of communities, create jobs, save time and human effort in transporting water, support food security, better use of energy, production of essential commodities, improve health (by making medical care, clean water or solid waste collection available) or enhance the level of education. In the Quito implementation plan for the New Urban Agenda adopted in Habitat III conference, member states commit to “promoting equitable and affordable access to sustainable basic physical and social infrastructure for all, without discrimination, including affordable serviced land, housing, modern and renewable energy, safe drinking water and sanitation, safe, nutritious and adequate food, waste disposal, sustainable mobility, health care and family planning, education, culture, and information and communications technologies” . They further commit to “ensuring that these services are responsive to the rights and needs of women, children and youth, older persons and persons with disabilities, migrants, indigenous peoples and local communities, as appropriate, and to those of others in vulnerable situations”. Basic service delivery must move towards a demand-driven approach, which is appropriate for the local needs – and hence able to respond to the concept of “Access for all” – as stated in the NUA. Basic services are fundamental to improving living standards. Governments have the responsibility for their provision. This indicator will measure levels of accessibility to basic services and guide the efforts of governments for provision of equitable basic services for all to eradicate poverty. |
Comments and limitations | Not available for this indicator |
Different local characteristics of what constitutes “basic services” around the world by some concerned authorities and stakeholders compelled the team to work on modules and global guides for this indicator. This draws on definitions available for many other SDG indicators. For example, elements of basic services are measured under indicators 3.8.1 (health), 4.1.1 (education), 6.1.1 (water), 6.2.1 (sanitation), 7.1.1 (energy), 11.2.1 (public transport), etc. Finally, many countries still have limited capacities for data management, data collection and monitoring, and continue to struggle with limited data on large or densely populated geographical areas. This means that complementarity in data reporting in a few exceptions is needed to ensure that both national and global figures achieve consistencies in the final reported data for access to basic services. |
Method of computation | Not available for this indicator |
This indicator is a combination of various components of basic services which on their own are already existing as standalone indicators of the SDGs. As a result, the team of experts advised and agreed that these should be presented as a dashboard Their metadata provide the specific methodologies for computing these indicators. Data presentation Individual components of access to basic services will be computed separately from various data sources over the years. However, the dashboard will be configured to display the most recent data points, but with the possibility to visualize data for older years through a drill down access. Data will be presented or visualized as a dashboard but with the possibility to map it out through various visualization tools such as spider web of the achievement of access to different basic services in a country through plotting the various components of the indicators. In this way, policy makers can be informed of most needed intervention areas for any region and country. |
Adjustments | Not available for this indicator |
Not Applicable |
Treatment of missing values (i) at country level and (ii) at regional level | Not available for this indicator |
• At country level Treatment of missing values is provided in relevant metadata for each individual indicator. Not applicable • At regional and global levels Treatment of missing values is provided in relevant metadata for each individual indicator. Not applicable |
Regional aggregations | Not available for this indicator |
Not Applicable |
Methods and guidance available to countries for the compilation of the data at the national level | Not available for this indicator |
Countries will be expected to have their own dashboards for presenting this data and information. Examples of easy to use tools for presenting the data as a dashboard will be provided to various countries via the national statistical systems/offices. |
Quality management | Not available for this indicator |
Not applicable: Original data quality management is managed by the custodian agencies for each indicator that is presented under 1.4.1 dashboard. |
Quality assurance | Not available for this indicator |
Quality assurance checks for published data will be conducted by the custodian agency along with other supporting agencies. Not applicable: Original data quality assurance is managed by the custodian agencies for each indicator that is presented under 1.4.1 dashboard. |
Quality assessment | Not available for this indicator |
Not applicable: Original data quality assessment is managed by the custodian agencies for each indicator that is presented under 1.4.1 dashboard. |
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Data availability: Data for a large set of sub-indicators such as water and sanitation, energy, information are readily available and already included in different international household survey framework. Refinement of definitions of different types of basic services and inclusion of the newly developed survey items in the existing household survey was completed. Data compilation has shown that already more than 100 countries have data at the national level. Time series: Time series data will be produced for the periods running from 1990 to present. This will be available based on the richness of the data sources for each indicator. Disaggregation: Different levels of disaggregation will be applied given that different SDG indicators will be used to represent this indicator (see further details in metadata for each indicator). However, the dashboard will not provide disaggregated data for each individual indicator. will be |
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Table 1. Links to methodologies for Indicator 1.4.1 components.
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