Latin America and Caribbean Compared by People > Sanitation facility access > Improved > Rural
DEFINITION:
This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Barbados | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| =1 | The Bahamas | 100% of population | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Uruguay | 99% of population | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Grenada | 97% of population | 2013 | ||
| =5 | Costa Rica | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| =5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96% of population | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94% of population | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92% of population | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Belize | 87% of population | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Dominica | 84% of population | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Ecuador | 84% of population | 2013 | ||
| =13 | El Salvador | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Chile | 83% of population | 2013 | ||
| =15 | Jamaica | 82% of population | 2013 | ||
| =15 | Guyana | 82% of population | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Cuba | 81% of population | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Mexico | 79% of population | 2013 | ||
| 19 | Argentina | 77% of population | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 75% of population | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Guatemala | 70% of population | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Honduras | 69% of population | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Suriname | 66% of population | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Colombia | 63% of population | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Saint Lucia | 63% of population | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Venezuela | 54% of population | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Panama | 51% of population | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Brazil | 44% of population | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Paraguay | 40% of population | 2013 | ||
| =30 | Peru | 37% of population | 2013 | ||
| =30 | Nicaragua | 37% of population | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Bolivia | 10% of population | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Haiti | 10% of population | 2013 |
