People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica
Jamaica: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 99.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
99.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2013
All-time low
96.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
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
Jamaica recorded 99.5% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica peaked at 99.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 36th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.6% | — |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 99.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 33 Kazakhstan 99.5% compare
- 34 Tunisia 99.5% compare
- 35 Chad 99.5% compare
- 37 Honduras 99.5% compare
- 38 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 39 Philippines 99.3% 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 99.5% 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 99.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Jamaica ranks 36th 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 1.2%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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