People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in El Salvador
El Salvador: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest was 97.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
97.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 97 countries
All-time high
97.7%
in 2010
All-time low
97.7%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2010–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in El Salvador, 2010–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in El Salvador stood at 97.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … sanitation Q5 highest in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 97.7% | — |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 97.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 97.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in El Salvador?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in El Salvador was 97.7% 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): q5 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- El Salvador ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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