Access to basic sanitation in the Caribbean in 2018 — 74.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.4 pp.
2000–2018 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Caribbean
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 74.3 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 74.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 73.9 | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 73.6 | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 73.3 | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 73 | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 72.7 | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 72.4 | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 72 | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 71.6 | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 71.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 70.9 | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 70.5 | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 70.2 | +1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 69 | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 68.7 | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 68.4 | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 68.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 67.9 | — |
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.