People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Mali
Mali: People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest was 14.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Mali, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Mali recorded 14.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mali peaked at 20.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2017.
Mali ranks 65th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q1 (lowest) … sanitation Q1 lowest in Mali, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -2.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 14.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.2%, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 14.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.6%, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.4% | 16.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mali?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Mali was 14.4% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2017.
- How does Mali rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Mali ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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