Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Access to basic sanitation in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2017 — 95%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 210. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.5 pp.

2017 95% +0 pp vs 2016
World rank 89of 210
Period maximum 95%2013
Period minimum 86.5%2000

Trend over time

2000–2017 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2000–20178587.59092.59520002002200420062008201020122014201620172000: 86.5%2001: 87.1%2002: 87.8%2003: 88.4%2004: 89.1%2005: 89.7%2006: 90.4%2007: 91%2008: 91.7%2009: 92.3%2010: 93%2011: 93.6%2012: 94.3%2013: 95%2014: 95%2015: 95%2016: 95%2017: 95%
Change over the period: +8.5 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 95%
World 74.9%
Caribbean computed 74.2%
High-income countries computed 97.8%
Access to basic sanitation — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 95 +0 pp
2016 95 +0 pp
2015 95 +0 pp
2014 95 +0 pp
2013 95 +0.7 pp
2012 94.3 +0.7 pp
2011 93.6 +0.7 pp
2010 93 +0.7 pp
2009 92.3 +0.7 pp
2008 91.7 +0.7 pp
2007 91 +0.7 pp
2006 90.4 +0.7 pp
2005 89.7 +0.7 pp
2004 89.1 +0.7 pp
2003 88.4 +0.7 pp
2002 87.8 +0.7 pp
2001 87.1 +0.7 pp
2000 86.5

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.