People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico
Mexico: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 95.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
95.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
18th
of 97 countries
All-time high
95.3%
in 2000
All-time low
95.0%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico stood at 95.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico peaked at 95.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 18th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.3% | — |
| 2001 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 95.1% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 15 Costa Rica 96.5% compare
- 16 Palestine, State of 95.3% compare
- 17 Barbados 95.0% compare
- 19 Tajikistan 94.8% compare
- 20 Thailand 94.3% compare
- 21 Turkmenistan 93.9% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mexico was 95.0% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Mexico ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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