▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁improved ▁source ▁house ▁connections , ▁yard ▁connections , ▁public ▁stand posts , ▁protected ▁well s ▁and ▁protected ▁spr ings . ▁If ▁figures ▁were ▁compar able , ▁this ▁would ▁indicate ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁access ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁a ▁st agn ation ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁The ▁following ▁map ▁shows ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁improved ▁source ▁of ▁water ▁supply ▁by ▁districts ▁and ▁towns ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁census : ▁Map ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁improved ▁source ▁of ▁water ▁supply ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Integr al ▁House hold ▁Living ▁Cond itions ▁Survey , ▁however , ▁ 6 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁population ▁and ▁ 5 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁population ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁improved ▁source ▁of ▁drink ing ▁water . ▁With ▁respect ▁to ▁ade qu ate ▁san itation , ▁access ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁only ▁ 1 0 % ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁ 8 % ▁in ▁rural ▁areas .) ▁If ▁the ▁figures ▁were ▁compar able , ▁this ▁would ▁imply ▁a ▁massive ▁decrease ▁in ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁and ▁san itation ▁in ▁both ▁urban ▁and ▁rural ▁areas ▁over ▁the ▁preceding ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁World ▁Bank ▁report , ▁access ▁to ▁rural ▁water ▁supply ▁in ▁R w anda ▁increased ▁from ▁ 4 1 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 5 5 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁figure ▁thus ▁is ▁roughly ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁figures ▁of