People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 92.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 92.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nicaragua peaked at 92.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 48th 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): Q5 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.1% | — |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 85.1% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.5% | 92.2% | 8 |
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- 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)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.14 % 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 Nicaragua?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Nicaragua was 92.2% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Nicaragua ranks 48th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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