Mexico - 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 Mexico was 86.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.98 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 53.98
2001 55.67
2002 57.36
2003 59.04
2004 60.70
2005 62.36
2006 64.01
2007 65.65
2008 67.27
2009 68.89
2010 70.50
2011 72.10
2012 73.69
2013 75.27
2014 76.84
2015 78.39
2016 79.94
2017 81.48
2018 83.02
2019 84.54
2020 86.05

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

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Mexico was 93.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 93.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 84.92 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 84.92
2001 85.36
2002 85.81
2003 86.25
2004 86.70
2005 87.15
2006 87.59
2007 88.04
2008 88.49
2009 88.94
2010 89.39
2011 89.84
2012 90.30
2013 90.75
2014 91.20
2015 91.66
2016 92.11
2017 92.57
2018 93.03
2019 93.49
2020 93.95

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

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Mexico was 92.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.10 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 77.10
2001 77.95
2002 78.80
2003 79.63
2004 80.46
2005 81.27
2006 82.08
2007 82.87
2008 83.66
2009 84.43
2010 85.20
2011 85.96
2012 86.71
2013 87.45
2014 88.19
2015 88.91
2016 89.63
2017 90.34
2018 91.04
2019 91.74
2020 92.42

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention