People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Uganda
Uganda: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 5.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Uganda, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 5.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Uganda peaked at 7.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 85th 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 8 |
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More health data for Uganda
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Uganda?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Uganda was 5.4% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Uganda ranks 85th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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