Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services was 13.46 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2008–2016
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 13.46 for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 19.04 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.46, in 2016.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 41st of 60 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.84 | — |
| 2009 | 14.63 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 14.59 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.59 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 15.72 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.04 | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 18.13 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 17.76 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.46 | -24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.24 | 14.63 | 15.84 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.33 | 13.46 | 19.04 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 38 Burundi 16.58 compare
- 39 Fiji 15.83
- 40 Sierra Leone 15.39 compare
- 41 Tajikistan 15.2
- 42 Zimbabwe 14.74
- 43 Afghanistan 14.17
- 44 Morocco 12.96
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,092 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,504 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,656 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 13.46 in 2016, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.04 in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.46 in 2016.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 41st out of 60 groups with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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