People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica
Jamaica: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 99.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica is 99.3%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica peaked at 99.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.1% | — |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 22 Tunisia 99.6% compare
- 23 Montenegro 99.5% compare
- 24 El Salvador 99.4% compare
- 26 Colombia 99.2% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 99.1% compare
- 28 North Macedonia 99.0% compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica was 99.3% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Jamaica ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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