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32. Proportions (in %) of dwelling units according to type of toilet facility used by Province/City of residence
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Table 32 : Proportions (in %) of dwelling units according to type of toilet facility used by Province/City of residence |
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Type of toilet facility used
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KIGALI CITY |
KIGALI NGALI |
GITARAMA |
BUTARE |
GIKONGORO |
CYANGUGU |
KIBUYE |
GISENYI |
RUHENGERI |
BYUMBA |
UMUTARA |
KIBUNGO |
RWANDA |
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Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Flush Toilet |
3.4 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
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Private Latrine |
50.2 |
87.8 |
85.5 |
83.4 |
84.0 |
86.4 |
85.9 |
76.2 |
85.9 |
86.9 |
82.1 |
89.1 |
82.3 |
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Public latrine |
43.7 |
8.8 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
8.9 |
10.2 |
10.7 |
18.9 |
9.5 |
8.6 |
10.8 |
7.8 |
13.1 |
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In the bush |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
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Other |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
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NS |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
In Rwanda, some 82.3% of the households use private latrines for human waste disposal. In the City of Kigali, this proportion is 50.2% while another 43.7% uses public latrines. This second facility is used by 13.1% of households in the country. Flush toilets are rare and are found mainly in urban areas with barely 3.4% of the households in Kigali City using such facilities.
See also figure 32.