Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in América Latina y el Caribe
América Latina y el Caribe: Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 14.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in América Latina y el Caribe, 2007–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in América Latina y el Caribe is 14.07, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 155.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in América Latina y el Caribe peaked at 14.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.88, in 2007.
América Latina y el Caribe ranks 25th of 66 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in América Latina y el Caribe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.88 | — |
| 2008 | 3.88 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.63 | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 4.65 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.02 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 5.25 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.51 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.72 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.93 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.19 | +55.1% |
| 2017 | 9.52 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 9.96 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 10.54 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 11.12 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 11.43 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 13.35 | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 14.07 | +5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in América Latina y el Caribe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +55.1% | 5.93 | 9.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.13 | 3.88 | 4.63 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.13 | 4.65 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.49 | 11.12 | 14.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near América Latina y el Caribe
- 22 Belize 21.03 compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 20.71 compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 20 compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 20 compare
- 26 Philippines 19.5 compare
- 27 Solomon Islands 19.17 compare
- 28 Sudan 19.1 compare
More health data for América Latina y el Caribe
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,095 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (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 76,696 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in América Latina y el Caribe was 14.07 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in América Latina y el Caribe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 in 2007.
- How does América Latina y el Caribe rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- América Latina y el Caribe ranks 25th out of 66 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in América Latina y el Caribe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this América Latina y el Caribe data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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