Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Saint Lucia

Access to basic sanitation in Saint Lucia in 2022 — 83.4%. Ranked 132 in the world out of 199. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.6 pp.

2022 83.4% −0 pp vs 2021
World rank 132of 199
Period maximum 85%2003
Period minimum 82.7%2014

Trend over time

2000–2022 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Saint Lucia, 2000–20228283848586200020032006200920122015201820212000: 85%2001: 85%2002: 85%2003: 85%2004: 84.8%2005: 84.6%2006: 84.4%2007: 84.3%2008: 84.1%2009: 83.9%2010: 83.7%2011: 83.5%2012: 83.2%2013: 83%2014: 82.7%2015: 82.9%2016: 83.1%2017: 83.3%2018: 83.4%2019: 83.4%2020: 83.4%2021: 83.4%2022: 83.4%
Change over the period: −1.6 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Saint Lucia 83.4%
World 80.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Saint Lucia, by year Saint Lucia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 83.4 −0 pp
2021 83.4 −0 pp
2020 83.4 −0 pp
2019 83.4 −0 pp
2018 83.4 +0.1 pp
2017 83.3 +0.2 pp
2016 83.1 +0.2 pp
2015 82.9 +0.2 pp
2014 82.7 −0.3 pp
2013 83 −0.2 pp
2012 83.2 −0.2 pp
2011 83.5 −0.2 pp
2010 83.7 −0.2 pp
2009 83.9 −0.2 pp
2008 84.1 −0.2 pp
2007 84.3 −0.2 pp
2006 84.4 −0.2 pp
2005 84.6 −0.2 pp
2004 84.8 −0.2 pp
2003 85 +0 pp
2002 85 +0 pp
2001 85 +0 pp
2000 85

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.