People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 98.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
98.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2016
All-time low
91.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Viet Nam, 2000–2017

0204060801002000200820172000: 91.5 highest2001: 91.9 highest2002: 92.3 highest2003: 92.7 highest2004: 93.1 highest2005: 93.6 highest2006: 94 highest2007: 94.4 highest2008: 94.8 highest2009: 95.3 highest2010: 95.7 highest2011: 96.1 highest2012: 96.5 highest2013: 96.9 highest2014: 97.4 highest2015: 97.8 highest2016: 98.2 highest2017: 98.2 highest

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 Viet Nam is 98.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Viet Nam peaked at 98.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2000.

That places Viet Nam 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 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): Q5 in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest) in Viet Nam, 2000 to 2017.
Year highest Change
2000 91.5%
2001 91.9% +0.5%
2002 92.3% +0.5%
2003 92.7% +0.5%
2004 93.1% +0.5%
2005 93.6% +0.5%
2006 94.0% +0.5%
2007 94.4% +0.4%
2008 94.8% +0.4%
2009 95.3% +0.4%
2010 95.7% +0.4%
2011 96.1% +0.4%
2012 96.5% +0.4%
2013 96.9% +0.4%
2014 97.4% +0.4%
2015 97.8% +0.4%
2016 98.2% +0.4%
2017 98.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.4% 91.5% 95.3% 10
2010s 97.1% 95.7% 98.2% 8

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 20 Paraguay 98.5% compare
  2. 21 Belize 98.4% compare
  3. 22 Albania 98.3% compare
  4. 24 Egypt 98.1% compare
  5. 25 Uruguay 97.9% compare
  6. 26 El Salvador 97.7% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Viet Nam?
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Viet Nam was 98.2% 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2000.
How does Viet Nam rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
Viet Nam ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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