page_title: Health in Zambia
section_title: Water supply and sanitation
hierarchical_section_title: Health in Zambia / Water supply and sanitation
caption_attribution_description: English: Graph showing the evolution in access to Improved Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) in 7 Sub-Saharan African countries. Period: from 1990 until 2008. Based on data from the WHO/UNESCO Joint Monitoring Program.
context_page_description: The African country of Zambia faces a number of ongoing health challenges.
  The Ministry of Health provides information pertaining to Zambian health. The 2014 CIA estimated average life expectancy in Zambia was 51.83 years. UNESCO estimated it to be 61.8 years in 2015.
context_section_description: In 2010, 61% of the population of Zambia had access to an improved water source and 48% had access to adequate sanitation, according to UN data.
  87% of urban areas had access to an improved source of water supply. In urban areas, 41% have access to water connections in their house or yard and 49% rely on water kiosks and standpipes. The share of those with access to house connections has actually declined, while the share of those served by kiosks has increased.
  Water supply in urban areas is intermittent, with an average supply of 16 hours per day in 2010. Concerning sanitation, 29% of the urban population are connected to sewers and 30% are served by septic tanks or improved household-level latrines. While these figures are low, they are actually higher than the average access in Sub-Saharan Africa. In rural areas, 46% of the population had access to an improved water source in 2010. 43% of the rural population had access to adequate sanitation in 2010.
caption: Access to improved water supply and sanitation, in 7 Sub-Saharan countries, from 1990 until 2008.[3]
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