People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 45.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 45.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Nicaragua peaked at 45.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 25.8% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 41.2% | 45.9% | 8 |
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More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Nicaragua?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Nicaragua was 45.9% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Nicaragua ranks 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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