People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Malawi
Malawi: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 was 68.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Malawi is 68.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Malawi peaked at 68.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 84th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.8% | — |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 53.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | +2.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 68.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 64.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 68.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.9%, 81% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 45.8% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 59.0% | 68.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 81 Benin 75.8% compare
- 82 Zambia 74.6% compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 70.3% compare
- 85 Afghanistan 66.5% compare
- 86 Tanzania 64.2% compare
- 87 Mozambique 64.0% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Malawi?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Malawi was 68.2% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Malawi ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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