People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi
Malawi: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 21.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 21.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi peaked at 21.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 73rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.5% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 70 Mauritania 27.1% compare
- 71 Gambia 25.1% compare
- 72 Burundi 24.3% compare
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 21.7% compare
- 75 Niger 20.2% compare
- 76 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.8% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi was 21.9% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Malawi ranks 73rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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