People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Palestine
Palestine: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 95.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
95.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
95.3%
in 2016
All-time low
95.2%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2005–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Palestine, 2005–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Palestine recorded 95.3% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Palestine peaked at 95.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2005.
That places Palestine 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95.2% | — |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 95.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.1%, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 95.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 18 Thailand 96.3% compare
- 19 Paraguay 95.9% compare
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.7% compare
- 22 North Macedonia 95.2% compare
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 94.9% compare
- 24 Belarus 93.4% compare
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Palestine?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Palestine was 95.3% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2005.
- How does Palestine rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Palestine ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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