People using at least basic sanitation services in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: People using at least basic sanitation services was 92.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Caribbean small states, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Caribbean small states recorded 92.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Caribbean small states peaked at 92.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.6% | 82.1% | 88.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.4% | 92.1% | 5 |
More health data for Caribbean small states
- Population ages 65 and above, female 271,727 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 205,795 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 984,192 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 20.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 483,831 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.54 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Caribbean small states?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Caribbean small states was 92.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2001.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean small states data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.