People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Mozambique
Mozambique: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 was 28.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 in Mozambique, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 28.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Mozambique peaked at 28.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 81st 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): Q4 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.9% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.3% | 28.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 78 Comoros 33.6% compare
- 79 Cote d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
- 80 Afghanistan 29.1% compare
- 82 Uganda 27.2% compare
- 83 Zambia 26.6% compare
- 84 Burkina Faso 26.1% 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): q4 in Mozambique?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 in Mozambique was 28.7% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4?
- Mozambique ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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