People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Malawi
Malawi: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 21.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Malawi, 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 sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Malawi stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Malawi peaked at 21.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q3 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 17.9% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.0% | 21.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 77 Namibia 22.2% compare
- 78 Zambia 22.1% compare
- 79 Sudan 22.1% compare
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 20.9% compare
- 82 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.9% compare
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 17.3% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2961 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Malawi?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Malawi was 21.5% 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): q3 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Malawi ranks 80th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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