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. 2022 Apr 6;10(6):e840–e849. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00099-7

Table 3.

Summary of per-facility capital costs and recurrent costs to meet basic water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste service standards in the least-developed countries (2020 US$)

Capital costs Recurrent costs
Water
Non-hospital, rural, piped 5757 (2125–23 750); 38 2000 (500–5289); 35
Non-hospital, rural, on premises 15 601 (6875–28 726); 38 1700 (500–4500); 35
Non-hospital, urban, piped 5000 (2000–9000); 37 1500 (500–3030); 33
Non-hospital, urban, on premises 17 500 (5000–28 330); 33 1425 (500–3450); 30
Hospital, piped 4500 (2000–20 000); 34 2000 (1200–5000); 25
Sanitation
Non-hospital, septic 12 000 (6000–17 376); 40 855 (350–2000); 30
Non-hospital, sewerage 8700 (5000–13 500); 25 300 (150–600); 21
Hospital, septic 18 000 (10 000–30 000); 34 2050 (808–3500); 28
Hospital, sewerage 10 000 (7000–24 000); 25 1000 (600–2006); 20
Hygiene
Non-hospital 1200 (463–3500); 38 330 (200–950); 34
Hospital 2500 (1107–6690); 34 1500 (403–3000); 29
Waste management
Non-hospital 10 159 (3000–15 000); 38 1750 (500–3918); 30
Hospital 21 000 (15 000–50 000); 34 4250 (1500–10 500); 28

Data are median (IQR); n. n is the number of least-developed countries for which cost data were reported on the per-facility cost survey.