People using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritius
Mauritius: People using at least basic sanitation services was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritius stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritius peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 83rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.5% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.4% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.2% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 80 Luxembourg 97.6% compare
- 81 Slovak Republic 97.5% compare
- 82 French Polynesia 97.5% compare
- 84 China (People’s Republic of) 97.3% compare
- 85 Samoa 97.1% compare
- 86 Egypt 97.1% compare
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,032 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1411 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0603 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5014 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritius?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Mauritius was 97.4% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Mauritius ranks 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.