in the bolivarian republic ofvenezuela chile costa rica honduras and mexico its importance diminished steadily during the decade under consideration reflecting improved provision of household waste treatment methods however the contribution of the drinking water dimension to total child poverty was found to have increased in countries a notable case is costa rica where it increased from in to in see table in this country the drinking water dimension contributed even more to extreme poverty rising from in to in as table ii shows in the case of jamaica it shows some of the deprivations for which data are available