People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural was 17.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Guinea-Bissau, 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, rural (% of rural) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 17.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 17.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … using Q5 highest rural in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 17.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.3%, 55% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 17.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 45% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.8% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.3% | 17.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 88 Congo 19.0% compare
- 89 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.9% compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 18.2% compare
- 92 Benin 16.8% compare
- 93 Madagascar 14.8% compare
- 94 Niger 13.5% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Guinea-Bissau was 17.8% 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, rural (% of rural) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 91st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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