People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Mongolia
Mongolia: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 was 95.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mongolia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 95.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mongolia peaked at 95.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.6% | — |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 95.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.9%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 95.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.3% | 47.6% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 73.2% | 95.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 30 Colombia 95.8% compare
- 31 Albania 95.6% compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 95.6% compare
- 34 Vietnam 95.0% compare
- 35 Bangladesh 94.6% compare
- 36 El Salvador 94.2% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mongolia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Mongolia was 95.1% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Mongolia ranks 33rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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