Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Sint Maarten

Access to basic sanitation in Sint Maarten in 2017 — 98.8%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 210. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.4 pp.

2017 98.8% +0 pp vs 2016
World rank 47of 210
Period maximum 98.8%2013
Period minimum 98.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2017 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Sint Maarten, 2000–201798.398.498.598.698.798.820002002200420062008201020122014201620172000: 98.4%2001: 98.4%2002: 98.4%2003: 98.5%2004: 98.5%2005: 98.5%2006: 98.6%2007: 98.6%2008: 98.6%2009: 98.7%2010: 98.7%2011: 98.7%2012: 98.8%2013: 98.8%2014: 98.8%2015: 98.8%2016: 98.8%2017: 98.8%
Change over the period: +0.4 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

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

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.