People using at least basic sanitation services in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People using at least basic sanitation services was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Upper 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
Upper middle income recorded 94.2% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Upper middle income peaked at 94.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2000.
That places Upper middle income 13th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.7% | — |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.8% | 63.7% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 77.7% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 90.6% | 94.2% | 5 |
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0941 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Upper middle income?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Upper middle income was 94.2% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Upper middle income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.