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Sub-national regions

Large disparities in water, sanitation and hygiene are found between sub-national regions

Large disparities in basic drinking water services between sub-national regions
Disaggregated data reveal significant inequalities between sub-national regions

The JMP inequalities database includes new estimates of coverage by subnational region derived from household surveys and censuses. The majority of national surveys stratify the population by at least one or two administrative levels. While the number and size of administrative units at each level varies across countries, the difference in coverage between them nevertheless provides a useful comparative measure of inequality.