Belize - 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 Belize was 83.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 79.95 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 79.95
2001 80.32
2002 80.68
2003 81.04
2004 81.40
2005 81.57
2006 81.74
2007 81.91
2008 82.08
2009 82.24
2010 82.41
2011 82.57
2012 82.73
2013 82.88
2014 83.04
2015 83.20
2016 83.35
2017 83.50
2018 83.65
2019 83.65
2020 83.65

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Belize was 93.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.57 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.43 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 85.43
2001 85.71
2002 85.99
2003 86.27
2004 86.56
2005 87.05
2006 87.54
2007 88.04
2008 88.53
2009 89.03
2010 89.53
2011 90.03
2012 90.53
2013 91.03
2014 91.54
2015 92.04
2016 92.55
2017 93.06
2018 93.57
2019 93.57
2020 93.57

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Belize was 88.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 88.21 in 2020, while its lowest value was 82.44 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 82.44
2001 82.76
2002 83.09
2003 83.41
2004 83.74
2005 84.06
2006 84.37
2007 84.69
2008 85.00
2009 85.31
2010 85.63
2011 85.94
2012 86.26
2013 86.57
2014 86.89
2015 87.21
2016 87.53
2017 87.86
2018 88.18
2019 88.20
2020 88.21

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention