People using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica
Jamaica: People using safely managed sanitation services was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica stood at 73.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica peaked at 73.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 61st 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 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 50.4% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 59.1% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 69.4% | 73.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 58 Uzbekistan 74.6% compare
- 59 Belarus 74.4% compare
- 60 South Africa 73.8% compare
- 62 Palestine, State of 73.5% compare
- 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71.4% compare
- 64 Mongolia 69.9% compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Jamaica was 73.6% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Jamaica ranks 61st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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About this data
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.