People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Belize
Belize: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 98.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Belize, 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, rural (% of rural) in Belize is 98.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Belize peaked at 98.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2000.
Belize ranks 14th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Belize, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 94.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.2% | 98.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 11 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 98.9% compare
- 15 Maldives 98.9% compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 98.8% compare
- 17 Turkmenistan 98.7% compare
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Belize?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Belize was 98.9% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Belize ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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