People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 4,929 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands, 2001–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.359 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 °C (2026)
- Precipitation anomalies -379.98 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 569.37 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9854 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9461 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -2.75 million constant 2024 US$ (1996)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 340,471 constant 2024 US$ (1996)
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
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.