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Public toilets in Nicaragua
Language of toilets
Local wordsWC
Men's toiletsMen
Women's toiletsWomen
Public toilet statistics
Toilets per 100,000 people??? (2021)
Total toilets??
Public toilet use
TypeWestern style sit toilet
Locations???
Average cost???
Often equipped with???
Percent accessible???
Date first modern public toilets???
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Public toilet access around the world is most acute in the Global South, with around 3.6 billion people, 40% of the world's total population, lacking access to any toilet facilities.  2.3 people in the the Global South do not have toilet facilities in their residence.  Despite the fact that the United Nation made a declaration in 2010 that clean water and sanitation is a human right, little has been done in many places towards addressing this on a wider level.[1]

Sit flush toilets are the most common type of toilet in Latin America and South America.[2]

Most countries in Latin and South America do not have the sanitation infrastructure to support toilet paper being flushed.  Trash cans are typically put next to the toilet to allow for easy disposal of toilet paper.[2]

Baño is the most common way to say toilet in Spanish speaking countries.  Other words for toilet include aseo, váter, retrete, servicio, lavabo, sanitarios, regadera, bidé, tina, lavamanos and orinal.  Men's toilets are called hombres, while women's toilets are called mujeres.  Unisex toilets are called baño unisex.  Toilet paper is called papel higiénico.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Glassman, Stephanie; Firestone, Julia (May 2022). "Restroom Deserts: Where to go when you need to go" (PDF). AARP.
  2. ^ a b admin (2015-05-18). "Toilets Around the World". Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Inc. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  3. ^ "Where is the Toilet in Spanish: 10 Easy Ways to Ask Politely". Berlitz. Retrieved 2022-10-16.