United Nations ACC Task Force on Basic Social Services for All LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Population with Floor area access to per safe water sanitation person (%) (%) (sq. meters) 1990-1994 1990-1994 1990-1995 --------- ---------- ------------ Argentina .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bahamas .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Barbados .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Belize 89 57 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bolivia 55 41 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Brazil 72 44 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Chile 85 .. 14.4 --------------------------------------------------------------- Colombia 76 63 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Costa Rica 92 92 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Cuba 93 66 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Dominican Republic 71 78 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuador 70 64 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- El Salvador 55 68 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Guadaloupe .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Guatemala .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Guyana 61 81 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Haiti 28 24 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Honduras 65 65 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Jamaica .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Martinique .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Mexico 83 66 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Netherlands Antilles .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Nicaragua 61 31 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Panama 83 86 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Paraguay .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Peru 60 44 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Puerto Rico .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Suriname .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Trinidad and Tobago .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Uruguay .. .. .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Venezuela 79 58 .. --------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Data are shown only for countries or areas with population size of 150,000 or more in 1995 as estimated by Population Division of Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis of the United Nations Secretariat (Population Division/DESIPA). Two dots (..) indicate that data are not available. Percentage of population with access to safe water The percentage of population with ACCESS to an ADEQUATE AMOUNT of SAFE drinking water located within A CONVENIENT DISTANCE from the user's dwelling. Information was provided by Governments for the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme. Words in UPPER CASE were defined at country level. Access was interpreted as actual use by the population. From Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Monitoring Report 1996 (WHO/UNICEF). Percentage of population with access to sanitation The percentage of population with access to a SANITARY FACILITY for human excreta disposal in the dwelling or located within A CONVENIENT DISTANCE from the user's dwelling. Information was provided by Governments for the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme. Words in UPPER CASE were defined at country level. Access was interpreted as actual use by the population. From Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Monitoring Report 1996 (WHO/UNICEF). Floor area per person The median floor area of a unit divided by the average household size. This measures the adequacy of living space in dwellings. A low value for the indicator is a sign of overcrowding. The floor area includes all living space, along with bathrooms, internal corridors and closets. Floor area refers to a housing unit, defined as a separate and independent place of abode intended for habitation by one household at the time of the census or other inquiry. Data mostly come from censuses and national housing surveys. Those for dates before 1990 are shown in are indicated with an (*). From the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) Indicators Programme. United Nations publication, (ST/ESA/SER.A/160) Copyright (C) United Nations 1997