People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 59.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 59.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Bangladesh peaked at 59.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 59th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 28.8% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 46.3% | 59.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 56 Sao Tome and Principe 65.8% compare
- 57 India 64.4% compare
- 58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.5% compare
- 60 Mauritania 57.2% compare
- 61 Namibia 56.4% compare
- 62 Burundi 56.0% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Bangladesh was 59.4% 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): q4 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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