People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Cuba
Cuba: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Cuba stood at 45.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Cuba peaked at 45.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 91st of 146 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 45.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 45.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 38.3% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 39.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.2% | 45.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Cuba?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Cuba was 45.9% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Cuba ranks 91st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.