People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 73.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 73.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Bangladesh peaked at 73.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q5 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.8% | — |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 63.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 65.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 61.8% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 68.5% | 73.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 61 Mozambique 75.4% compare
- 62 Nepal 74.5% compare
- 63 Cameroon 73.7% compare
- 65 Central African Republic 71.9% compare
- 66 Gambia 71.6% compare
- 67 Côte d'Ivoire 70.9% 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): q5 in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Bangladesh was 73.6% 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): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Bangladesh ranks 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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