North America - Access to safely managed sanitation services
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in North America was 92.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 90.47 in 2000.
Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.47 |
| 2001 | 90.52 |
| 2002 | 90.58 |
| 2003 | 90.68 |
| 2004 | 90.78 |
| 2005 | 90.86 |
| 2006 | 90.94 |
| 2007 | 91.01 |
| 2008 | 91.08 |
| 2009 | 91.15 |
| 2010 | 91.32 |
| 2011 | 91.49 |
| 2012 | 91.67 |
| 2013 | 91.84 |
| 2014 | 92.01 |
| 2015 | 92.13 |
| 2016 | 92.24 |
| 2017 | 92.36 |
| 2018 | 92.47 |
| 2019 | 92.58 |
| 2020 | 92.68 |
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in North America was 81.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 81.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.80 in 2000.
Definition: 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, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.80 |
| 2001 | 74.96 |
| 2002 | 75.11 |
| 2003 | 75.30 |
| 2004 | 75.49 |
| 2005 | 75.65 |
| 2006 | 75.82 |
| 2007 | 75.99 |
| 2008 | 76.15 |
| 2009 | 76.32 |
| 2010 | 76.78 |
| 2011 | 77.24 |
| 2012 | 77.70 |
| 2013 | 78.16 |
| 2014 | 78.62 |
| 2015 | 79.03 |
| 2016 | 79.44 |
| 2017 | 79.85 |
| 2018 | 80.26 |
| 2019 | 80.66 |
| 2020 | 81.05 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
