People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 62.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 62.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Upper middle income peaked at 62.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2000.
Upper middle income ranks 7th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 60.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.8% | 24.5% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 38.8% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 59.0% | 62.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 6 Qatar 99.9% compare
- 7 Switzerland 99.7% compare
- 8 South Korea 99.3% compare
- 9 Japan 99.2% compare
- 10 Denmark 98.9% compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Upper middle income?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Upper middle income was 62.4% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.