Mauritius - 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 Mauritius was 95.18 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 95.18 in 2017, while its lowest value was 88.46 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 88.46
2001 88.97
2002 89.48
2003 89.99
2004 90.50
2005 91.02
2006 91.53
2007 92.05
2008 92.57
2009 93.09
2010 93.61
2011 94.13
2012 94.66
2013 95.18
2014 95.18
2015 95.18
2016 95.18
2017 95.18

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Mauritius was 95.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.97 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.25 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 92.25
2001 92.54
2002 92.82
2003 93.11
2004 93.39
2005 93.68
2006 93.96
2007 94.25
2008 94.54
2009 94.82
2010 95.11
2011 95.39
2012 95.68
2013 95.97
2014 95.97
2015 95.97
2016 95.97
2017 95.97
2018 95.97
2019 95.97
2020 95.97

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Mauritius was 95.50 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 95.51 in 2013, while its lowest value was 90.08 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 90.08
2001 90.49
2002 90.90
2003 91.31
2004 91.72
2005 92.14
2006 92.55
2007 92.97
2008 93.39
2009 93.81
2010 94.23
2011 94.66
2012 95.08
2013 95.51
2014 95.51
2015 95.51
2016 95.51
2017 95.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention