Uruguay - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Uruguay was 98.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.96 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.33 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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 85.33
2001 85.33
2002 85.33
2003 85.33
2004 85.33
2005 86.04
2006 86.88
2007 87.73
2008 88.58
2009 89.43
2010 90.29
2011 91.14
2012 92.00
2013 92.87
2014 93.73
2015 94.60
2016 95.46
2017 96.34
2018 97.21
2019 98.08
2020 98.96

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Uruguay was 98.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.07 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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 94.07
2001 94.07
2002 94.07
2003 94.07
2004 94.07
2005 94.15
2006 94.41
2007 94.66
2008 94.92
2009 95.18
2010 95.43
2011 95.69
2012 95.95
2013 96.20
2014 96.46
2015 96.72
2016 96.98
2017 97.23
2018 97.49
2019 97.75
2020 98.01

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Uruguay was 98.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 98.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.38 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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 93.38
2001 93.40
2002 93.42
2003 93.45
2004 93.47
2005 93.61
2006 93.92
2007 94.23
2008 94.54
2009 94.84
2010 95.15
2011 95.44
2012 95.74
2013 96.03
2014 96.32
2015 96.61
2016 96.90
2017 97.19
2018 97.48
2019 97.77
2020 98.05

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention