Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Caribbean

Access to basic sanitation in the Caribbean in 2018 — 74.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.4 pp.

2018 74.3% +0.1 pp vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 74.3%2018
Period minimum 67.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2018 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Caribbean, 2000–201866687072747620002002200420062008201020122014201620182000: 67.9%2001: 68.2%2002: 68.4%2003: 68.7%2004: 69%2005: 70.2%2006: 70.5%2007: 70.9%2008: 71.2%2009: 71.6%2010: 72%2011: 72.4%2012: 72.7%2013: 73%2014: 73.3%2015: 73.6%2016: 73.9%2017: 74.2%2018: 74.3%
Change over the period: +6.4 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Caribbean 74.3%
World 76%
Access to basic sanitation — Caribbean, by year Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
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

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.