Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 1.88 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bahamas, 2000–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bahamas stood at 1.88. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bahamas peaked at 4.87 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 101st of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.98 | 3.08 | 4.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 1.88 | 2.88 | 10 |
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More population data for Bahamas
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.254 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 17,118 (2100)
- Population density 38.46 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.254 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5342 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 450.62 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5342 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.37 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 10 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bahamas?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Bahamas was 1.88 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Bahamas ranks 101st out of 231 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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