People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Jamaica
Jamaica: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 98.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
98.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 97 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2000
All-time low
98.9%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Jamaica, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Jamaica is 98.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Jamaica peaked at 99.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2013.
Jamaica ranks 15th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.2% | — |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 12 Georgia 99.1% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 99.1% compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 16 Maldives 98.9% compare
- 17 Trinidad and Tobago 98.9% compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.8% 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.32 % 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 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % 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 0.0931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Jamaica?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Jamaica was 98.9% 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): q5 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Jamaica ranks 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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