Cabo Verde - 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 Cabo Verde was 71.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 71.89 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.13 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 21.13
2001 23.57
2002 26.00
2003 28.43
2004 30.87
2005 33.30
2006 35.73
2007 38.17
2008 40.60
2009 43.03
2010 45.47
2011 47.90
2012 50.57
2013 53.26
2014 55.97
2015 58.71
2016 61.46
2017 64.19
2018 66.75
2019 69.32
2020 71.89

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Cabo Verde was 82.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 82.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 55.68 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 55.68
2001 57.11
2002 58.53
2003 59.96
2004 61.39
2005 62.82
2006 64.24
2007 65.67
2008 67.10
2009 68.53
2010 69.95
2011 71.38
2012 72.74
2013 74.10
2014 75.45
2015 76.80
2016 78.15
2017 79.43
2018 80.54
2019 81.64
2020 82.73

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Cabo Verde was 79.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 39.59 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 39.59
2001 41.78
2002 43.94
2003 46.09
2004 48.22
2005 50.33
2006 52.42
2007 54.49
2008 56.55
2009 58.59
2010 60.61
2011 62.53
2012 64.50
2013 66.45
2014 68.40
2015 70.34
2016 72.27
2017 74.14
2018 75.82
2019 77.47
2020 79.12

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention