People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 16.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 16.8% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Mozambique peaked at 16.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 84th 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): Q3 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.5% | 16.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 20.9% compare
- 82 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.9% compare
- 83 Cote d'Ivoire 17.3% compare
- 85 Uganda 16.2% compare
- 86 Burkina Faso 15.2% compare
- 87 Ghana 15.0% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Mozambique was 16.8% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Mozambique ranks 84th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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