Access to basic sanitation in Northern America in 2024 — 99.5%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.
2000–2024 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.5 | +0 pp |
| 2023 | 99.5 | −0 pp |
| 2022 | 99.5 | −0 pp |
| 2021 | 99.5 | −0 pp |
| 2020 | 99.6 | −0 pp |
| 2019 | 99.6 | −0 pp |
| 2018 | 99.6 | −0 pp |
| 2017 | 99.6 | −0 pp |
| 2016 | 99.7 | −0 pp |
| 2015 | 99.7 | −0 pp |
| 2014 | 99.7 | −0 pp |
| 2013 | 99.8 | −0 pp |
| 2012 | 99.8 | −0 pp |
| 2011 | 99.8 | −0 pp |
| 2010 | 99.8 | −0 pp |
| 2009 | 99.8 | −0 pp |
| 2008 | 99.9 | −0 pp |
| 2007 | 99.9 | −0 pp |
| 2006 | 99.9 | −0 pp |
| 2005 | 99.9 | −0 pp |
| 2004 | 99.9 | −0 pp |
| 2003 | 99.9 | −0 pp |
| 2002 | 99.9 | −0 pp |
| 2001 | 99.9 | −0 pp |
| 2000 | 99.9 | — |
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.