Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Bahamas

Access to basic sanitation in the Bahamas in 2019 — 93.7%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 203. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2019 93.7% +0 pp vs 2018
World rank 92of 203
Period maximum 93.7%2015
Period minimum 92.9%2012

Trend over time

2000–2019 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Bahamas, 2000–201992.89393.393.593.8200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 93%2001: 93%2002: 93%2003: 93%2004: 93%2005: 93%2006: 93%2007: 93%2008: 92.9%2009: 92.9%2010: 92.9%2011: 92.9%2012: 92.9%2013: 93.2%2014: 93.4%2015: 93.7%2016: 93.7%2017: 93.7%2018: 93.7%2019: 93.7%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas

Bahamas 93.7%
World 77.2%
High-income countries computed 98%
Access to basic sanitation — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 93.7 +0 pp
2018 93.7 +0 pp
2017 93.7 +0 pp
2016 93.7 +0 pp
2015 93.7 +0.3 pp
2014 93.4 +0.3 pp
2013 93.2 +0.3 pp
2012 92.9 −0 pp
2011 92.9 −0 pp
2010 92.9 −0 pp
2009 92.9 −0 pp
2008 92.9 −0 pp
2007 93 −0 pp
2006 93 −0 pp
2005 93 −0 pp
2004 93 −0 pp
2003 93 −0 pp
2002 93 +0 pp
2001 93 +0 pp
2000 93

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.