People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cuba
Cuba: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 95.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cuba peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 89th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.3% | — |
| 2001 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.3% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 87.7% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 92.9% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 86 Paraguay 95.7% compare
- 87 Uzbekistan 95.3% compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 95.1% compare
- 90 Hong Kong, China 94.8% compare
- 91 Ecuador 94.0% compare
- 92 Suriname 93.8% compare
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cuba?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Cuba was 95.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Cuba ranks 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.