Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)

Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 14.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.08
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
24th
of 66 groups
All-time high
14.08
in 2023
All-time low
3.87
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2007–2023

57.51012.5152007201520232007: 3.92008: 3.92009: 4.62010: 4.62011: 52012: 5.22013: 5.52014: 5.72015: 5.92016: 9.22017: 9.52018: 102019: 10.52020: 11.12021: 11.42022: 13.32023: 14.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 14.08, 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 155.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 14.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.87, in 2007.

That places Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 24th out of 66 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking Water) in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2007 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2007 3.87
2008 3.88 +0.1%
2009 4.63 +19.3%
2010 4.64 +0.4%
2011 5.01 +8.0%
2012 5.25 +4.6%
2013 5.51 +5.0%
2014 5.71 +3.7%
2015 5.92 +3.6%
2016 9.19 +55.2%
2017 9.51 +3.5%
2018 9.96 +4.7%
2019 10.54 +5.9%
2020 11.12 +5.5%
2021 11.43 +2.8%
2022 13.35 +16.8%
2023 14.08 +5.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +55.2% 5.92 9.19

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.13 3.87 4.63 3
2010s 7.12 4.64 10.54 10
2020s 12.49 11.12 14.08 4

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)

  1. 21 Peru 22.08 compare
  2. 22 Belize 21.03 compare
  3. 23 Sierra Leone 20.71 compare
  4. 24 Uzbekistan 20 compare
  5. 24 Cote d'Ivoire 20 compare
  6. 26 Philippines 19.5 compare
  7. 27 Solomon Islands 19.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 14.08 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
The highest recorded value was 14.08 in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.87 in 2007.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 24th out of 66 groups with data for 2023.
Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
Over the last ten years it is up 155.6%. 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 no water service (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking Water)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
201 places, 3,806 data points, 2000–2025
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