People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Malawi
Malawi: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 41.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Malawi stood at 41.5%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Malawi peaked at 42.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4% | 42.1% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 41.5% | 42.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Malawi?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Malawi was 41.5% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Malawi ranks 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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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