Chart 15: Evolution of the gross rate of access to safe drinking water (%) Source: Ministry of Water, 2014 276. According to analyses and perspectives for the 2010-2015 period in the water and sanitation sector, in 2010, a total of 9,399 manually-operated pumps were installed and 258 connections made to the drinking water supply system. The population reached was estimated at 4,954,442 inhabitants for a total population of 11,658,758. The access rate in terms of infrastructure was 42.9%, manuallyoperated pumps were installed in 47.9% of villages with less than 1,200 inhabitants while connections to the drinking water supply system were made in 32.7% of villages with more than 1,200 inhabitants. 277. Consequently, the coverage rate for the entire Chadian population increased from 21% in 2000 to 52% in 2014. In 2014, 14,227 manually-operated pumps and 342 connections to the drinking water supply system were installed or carried out, reaching 7,200,416 people out of a total population of 13,846,954. Thus, 55.2% of villages with less than 1,200 inhabitants are equipped with manuallyoperated pumps and 43.4% of villages with more than 1,200 inhabitants are connected to the drinking water supply system. 278. Based on previous analyses, 2,398 manually-operated pumps and 222 additional connections to the drinking water supply system are therefore required by the end of 2015. 279. Modern sanitary facilities were used by only 6.4% of households, including 5.8% of improved latrines and 0.6% of flush toilets. The proportion of households using toilets increased 11-fold (0.6% to 6.4%) between 1993 and 2009. 280. The 2012 EPMVT results show that 12.9% of households use modern sanitation facilities (flush toilets and improved latrines). Page 62 sur 87