People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income, 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2000.
Lower middle income ranks 21st of 30 groups 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, urban in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.9% | — |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 30.9% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 36.4% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 44.7% | 47.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income was 47.8% 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, urban recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Lower middle income ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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, urban (% of urban 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.