People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 97.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay is 97.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay peaked at 97.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2015.
Uruguay ranks 14th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.3% | — |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 11 Kazakhstan 98.4% compare
- 12 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 13 Albania 97.4% compare
- 15 Thailand 97.2% compare
- 16 Costa Rica 97.1% compare
- 17 Georgia 97.0% compare
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.7164 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay was 97.2% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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