People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 97.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Viet Nam, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Viet Nam stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Viet Nam peaked at 97.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.2% | — |
| 2001 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 90.2% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.0% | 97.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 23 Belize 98.0% compare
- 24 Palestine, State of 98.0% compare
- 25 Bangladesh 97.9% compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 97.7% compare
- 28 Jordan 97.6% compare
- 29 Philippines 96.7% compare
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.8598 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.7709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Viet Nam?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Viet Nam was 97.8% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Viet Nam ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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