People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Chad
Chad: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest was 83.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad stood at 83.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad peaked at 83.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2000.
That places Chad 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … drinking Q5 highest in Chad, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.1% | — |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +1.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 83.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.1%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 83.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.1%, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 62.1% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 74.1% | 83.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 87 Ethiopia 85.1% compare
- 88 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.6% compare
- 89 Malawi 83.9% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 82.5% compare
- 92 Madagascar 81.5% compare
- 93 Burundi 79.3% compare
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % 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 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % 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 0.0924 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Chad was 83.5% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Chad ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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