Table 1. Proposed post-2015 targets and indicators for international monitoring of access to water, sanitation and hygiene [4,5].

Target	Indicator
1. To eliminate open defecation	1.1 Percentage of population practicing open defecation
2. To achieve universal access to basic drinking water, sanitation and hygiene for households, schools and health facilities	2.1 Percentage of population using ‘basic’ drinking water; 2.2 Percentage of population using ‘basic’ sanitation; 2.3 Percentage of population with ‘basic’ handwashing facilities with soap and water at home; 2.4 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary and secondary schools providing basic drinking water, basic sanitation, handwashing facilities with soap and water, and menstrual hygiene management facilities; 2.5 Percentage of beneficiaries using health facilities providing basic drinking water, basic sanitation, handwashing facilities with soap and water, and menstrual hygiene management facilities.
3. To halve the proportion of the population without access at home to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services	3.1 Percentage of population using a ‘safely managed’ drinking water service; 3.2 Percentage of population using a ‘safely managed’ sanitation service
4. To progressively eliminate inequalities in access	No indicator specified. This target applies to population sub-groups (rich and poor, urban and rural, slums and formal urban settlements, disadvantaged groups and the general population) for all other targets.

Indicators and targets for drinking water and sanitation where census data are particularly relevant are highlighted in bold.