People using at least basic sanitation services in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: People using at least basic sanitation services was 73.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Lower middle income, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 73.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Lower middle income peaked at 73.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2000.
That places Lower middle income 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.3% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 64.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7% | 26.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 45.7% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 66.2% | 73.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 29 Turkmenistan 99.7% compare
- 30 South Korea 99.7% compare
- 31 Maldives 99.7% compare
- 32 Seychelles 99.7% compare
- 33 Portugal 99.7% compare
- 34 United States 99.6% compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 99.6% compare
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1516 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.0357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Lower middle income?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Lower middle income was 73.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Lower middle income ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.