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Trends in Household Coverage of Modern Infrastructure Services in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorDiallo, Amadou
dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, Sudeshna
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.contributor.authorWodon, Quentin
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:09:33Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:09:33Z
dc.date.issued2009-03-01
dc.description.abstractHousehold surveys have long been used to estimate poverty and inequality trends, as well as trends in education and health indicators, but they have not been used to the same extent to assess trends in the access to or coverage of modern infrastructure services. In this paper, we use Demographic and Health Surveys from a larger sample of sub-Saharan African countries in order to collect comparable information across countries on coverage of piped water, flush toilets, electricity, and landline telephones over time. The results suggest that coverage rates for electricity, flush toilets have improved slightly over the last decade. Coverage of piped water has declined, at the same time as coverage of landline (as well as cellular) telephone has increased rapidly. The decline has been primarily in the urban areas while the infrastructure coverage has either increased or remained stable in rural Africa. For all four services, among the poorest households coverage remains virtually inexistent. If business as usual continues, it would take a very long time to reach universal or widely shared coverage even in countries where coverage has improved. These results point to the need to increase efforts by governments and international community to progressively increase access to modern infrastructure services in Africa.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090327143810
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4880
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4074
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4880
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectBASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectBASIC SANITATION
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONNECTION
dc.subjectCONNECTION CHARGES
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectDECLINES IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectFLUSH TOILET
dc.subjectFLUSH TOILETS
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMONTHLY BILL
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PERSONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPIT LATRINE
dc.subjectPIT LATRINES
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC TAP
dc.subjectPUBLIC TAPS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DWELLERS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSAFE SANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSEPTIC TANK
dc.subjectSEPTIC TANKS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEWERAGE
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SERVICE
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SYSTEM
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT POLICY
dc.subjectSMALL TOWNS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTOILET FACILITY
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN DWELLERS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleTrends in Household Coverage of Modern Infrastructure Services in Africaen
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Urban Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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