People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Panama
Panama: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 96.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Panama, 2009–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Panama recorded 96.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Panama peaked at 96.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 2009.
Panama ranks 32nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 96.2% | — |
| 2010 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 29 Viet Nam 96.6% compare
- 30 Suriname 96.4% compare
- 31 Tajikistan 96.4% compare
- 33 Palestine, State of 95.6% compare
- 34 Belarus 95.5% compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 95.4% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4 % 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 3.96 % 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 0.0207 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Panama?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Panama was 96.2% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Panama ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Panama 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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