Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Curaçao

Access to basic sanitation in Curaçao in 2017 — 99.2%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 210. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2017 99.2% +0 pp vs 2016
World rank 35of 210
Period maximum 99.2%2013
Period minimum 98.3%2000

Trend over time

2000–2017 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Curaçao, 2000–201798.398.598.89999.320002002200420062008201020122014201620172000: 98.3%2001: 98.4%2002: 98.4%2003: 98.5%2004: 98.6%2005: 98.6%2006: 98.7%2007: 98.8%2008: 98.8%2009: 98.9%2010: 99%2011: 99%2012: 99.1%2013: 99.2%2014: 99.2%2015: 99.2%2016: 99.2%2017: 99.2%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Curaçao 99.2%
World 74.9%
Caribbean computed 74.2%
High-income countries computed 97.8%
Access to basic sanitation — Curaçao, by year Curaçao All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 99.2 +0 pp
2016 99.2 +0 pp
2015 99.2 +0 pp
2014 99.2 +0 pp
2013 99.2 +0.1 pp
2012 99.1 +0.1 pp
2011 99 +0.1 pp
2010 99 +0.1 pp
2009 98.9 +0.1 pp
2008 98.8 +0.1 pp
2007 98.8 +0.1 pp
2006 98.7 +0.1 pp
2005 98.6 +0.1 pp
2004 98.6 +0.1 pp
2003 98.5 +0.1 pp
2002 98.4 +0.1 pp
2001 98.4 +0.1 pp
2000 98.3

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.