People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban was 97.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
97.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2000
All-time low
97.8%
in 2015
Years of data
18
2000–2017
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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay is 97.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Uruguay peaked at 98.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 35th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.3% | — |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 97.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.9%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 97.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.9%, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 98.1% compare
- 33 El Salvador 98.0% compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 97.9% compare
- 36 Indonesia 97.8% compare
- 37 Guyana 97.8% compare
- 38 Angola 97.8% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0254 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 97.8% 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 98.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Uruguay ranks 35th 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 0.3%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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