People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 64.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Zambia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 64.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Zambia peaked at 67.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2016.
Zambia ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.4% | — |
| 2001 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.5% | 65.6% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 64.2% | 65.4% | 8 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Zambia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Zambia was 64.2% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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