People using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: People using at least basic sanitation services was 47.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu is 47.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu peaked at 54.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2024.
Vanuatu ranks 181st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 53.4% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 49.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,865 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 3,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Vanuatu was 47.8% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.