Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
water Water Drinking-water supply is not functioning or not available.
sanitation Sanitation Sanitation facility (toilet, latrine, greywater disposal) is damaged or unusable.
electricity Electricity Grid or off-grid electricity supply is not functioning.
telecommunications Telecommunications Mobile or fixed-line telecommunications (voice, SMS, data) are not functioning.
water_unsafe Water present but unsafe Drinking-water supply is physically available but contaminated or otherwise not safe to drink without further treatment (for example, visibly turbid, microbiologically unsafe, or mixed with sewage). Use alongside the water code when both outage and safety issues are relevant.
water_intermittent Water intermittent Drinking-water supply is functioning only part of the time (scheduled rationing, pressure drops, or unreliable source), such that household access is not continuous.
electricity_intermittent Electricity intermittent Grid or off-grid electricity supply is functioning only part of the time (scheduled load shedding, partial-day outages, unreliable source), such that continuous household use is not possible.
sanitation_overflowing Sanitation overflowing or unsanitary Sanitation facility is physically present but overflowing, flooded, or otherwise in an unsanitary state that makes safe use impossible (e.g., a pit latrine inundated after flooding). Use alongside the sanitation code when both full breakdown and unsanitary state are relevant.
none No service disruption Recorded explicitly to distinguish from missing observation when the household reports that all services are currently functioning.

Referenced by this vocabulary

  • IASC MIRA Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), 2015