People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mexico
Mexico: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 80.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mexico, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mexico is 80.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mexico peaked at 80.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 22nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.9% | 66.8% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 74.5% | 80.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 84.4% compare
- 20 Armenia 83.9% compare
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 83.8% compare
- 23 Tunisia 79.8% compare
- 24 Iraq 78.0% compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 76.5% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8956 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1183 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1226 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mexico?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mexico was 80.5% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Mexico ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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