People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 67.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 67.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia peaked at 73.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 84th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.3% | — |
| 2001 | 72.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 68.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 70.0% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 67.4% | 69.6% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Zambia was 67.4% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Zambia ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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