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B A S I C N E E D S A N D T H E R I G H T T O H E A LT H / 1 0 9Figure 5.2: Water supply, distribution of unserved populationsFigure 5.3: Sanitation, distribution of unserved populationsEurope2%Latin Americaand the Caribbean6%Africa27%EuropeLatin America2%and the Caribbean5%Africa13%Asia65%Asia80%Total unserved: 1.1 billionTotal unserved: 2.4 billionAsia shows the highest number of people unserved by either water supply or sanitation; yet it is important to note that proportionally, this group is bigger in Africa becauseof the difference of population size between the two continents.Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, 2002. Updated in September 2002.Table 5.3: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean: access to water supply and sanitation services by level of services– evolution during the last decadeWater supplySanitationAccess toAccess toimproved Access through improved Access throughwater supply household sanitation house connectionsfacilities connections Not served facilities to sewer systems Not served(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)Africa 1990 59 17 41 59 11 412000 64 24 36 60 13 40Asia 1990 73 43 27 29 13 712000 81 49 19 47 18 53Latin America 1990 82 60 18 72 42 28and the Caribbean 2000 87 66 13 78 49 22Total 1990 72 41 28 38 16 622000 79 47 21 52 20 48This table shows a global improving trend of people having access to water supply and sanitation during the last decade. Asia has made the most visible progress, yet 53 percent of its populationstill does not have access to water and sanitation. The African trend is more worrying, since it shows no clear progress, especially concerning water and sanitation.Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, 2002. Updated in September 2002.