People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 3.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 3.5% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 89th 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 basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Sierra Leone?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Sierra Leone was 3.5% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Sierra Leone ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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