People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 4,929 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,929 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
144th
of 232 countries
All-time high
4,929 people
in 2024
All-time low
1,585 people
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands, 2001–2024

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2001201220242001: 1.6k people2002: 1.6k people2003: 1.7k people2004: 1.7k people2005: 1.8k people2006: 1.9k people2007: 2.1k people2008: 2.2k people2009: 2.4k people2010: 2.5k people2011: 2.7k people2012: 2.8k people2013: 3.0k people2014: 3.2k people2015: 3.3k people2016: 3.5k people2017: 3.7k people2018: 3.9k people2019: 4.0k people2020: 4.2k people2021: 4.4k people2022: 4.6k people2023: 4.8k people2024: 4.9k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Cayman Islands recorded 4,929 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands peaked at 4,929 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,585 people, in 2001.

Cayman Islands ranks 144th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,893 people 1,585 people 2,352 people 9
2010s 3,251 people 2,502 people 4,043 people 10
2020s 4,610 people 4,230 people 4,929 people 5

Countries ranked near Cayman Islands

  1. 141 Cyprus 7,095 people compare
  2. 142 French Polynesia 7,017 people compare
  3. 143 Grenada 6,025 people compare
  4. 145 Reunion 4,827 people compare
  5. 146 Faroe Islands 4,457 people compare
  6. 147 Albania 3,798 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands?
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands was 4,929 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cayman Islands?
The highest recorded value was 4,929 people in 2024.
What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cayman Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 1,585 people in 2001.
How does Cayman Islands rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
Cayman Islands ranks 144th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.