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Table 1 Sanitation coverage at different levels of the sanitation ladder in Addis Ababa and at the national level in 2014

From: Current state and trends of access to sanitation in Ethiopia and the need to revise indicators to monitor progress in the Post-2015 era

Sanitation coverage

Sanitation ladder

Addis Ababa (% population)

National (% population)

Urban Slum*

Urban**

Urban***

Rural***

National** (***)

Improved sanitation

Pour/flush toilet

1.0

20.2

5.3

0.1

1.2 (0.8)

IPL private

5.2

10.4

0.6

0.1

1.6 (0.2)

Pit latrine private

5.2

10.6

11.6

2.3

45.1 (3.5)

Total

11.4

41.2

17.5

2.5

47.9 (4.5)

Unimproved sanitation

Shared latrine

58.1

53.0

28.0

1.0

16.5 (4.5)

UST

22.3

NR

45.8

58.6

NR (56.9)

Open defecation

8.2

5.8

8.7

37.9

35.6 (34.1)

Total

88.6

58.8

82.5

97.5

52.1 (95.5)

  1. Note: IPL = improved pit latrine; NR = not reported; UST = unsanitary toilet; * = sample survey; ** = national inventory; *** = CSA (2014).