TABLE 6.

Frequency of Toilet Types in EquityTools by Country Income Group,a No. (%)

Toilet TypesLow-Income Countries
(N=43)
Lower-Middle-Income Countries
(N=43)
Upper-Middle-Income Countries
(N=12)
Flush or pour flush toilet
Flush to the piped sewer system6 (14.0)10 (23.3)9 (75.0)
Flush to pit latrine1 (2.3)
Flush to septic tank11 (25.6)10 (23.3)1 (8.3)
Flush to somewhere else1 (2.3)1 (8.3)
Toilet in own dwelling3 (7.0)2 (16.7)
Toilet outside dwelling1 (8.3)
Pit latrine
Pit latrine with slab7 (16.3)
Pit latrine without slab/open pit4 (9.3)4 (9.3)
Ventilated improved pit latrine1 (2.3)
No facility/bush/field
No facilities/bush/field15 (34.9)7 (16.3)
Other
Any type of toilet/latrine1 (2.3)1 (8.3)
  • a Contains data from all EquityTools. Some EquityTools contain more than one toilet type asset item.