People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Egypt
Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 95.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Egypt, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Egypt stood at 95.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Egypt peaked at 95.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.6% | — |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 94.6% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 95.3% | 95.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 6 Tajikistan 96.3% compare
- 7 North Macedonia 96.2% compare
- 8 Armenia 96.0% compare
- 10 Turkmenistan 95.7% compare
- 11 Serbia 95.4% compare
- 12 Tunisia 95.0% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Egypt?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Egypt was 95.8% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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