People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Gambia
Gambia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 71.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Gambia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Gambia is 71.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Gambia peaked at 78.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2015.
That places Gambia 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Gambia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.8% | — |
| 2001 | 78.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.5% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 71.6% | 74.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 63 Cameroon 73.7% compare
- 64 Bangladesh 73.6% compare
- 65 Central African Republic 71.9% compare
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 70.9% compare
- 68 Haiti 68.0% compare
- 69 Rwanda 66.8% compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % 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 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Gambia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Gambia was 71.6% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Gambia ranks 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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