People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 41.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 41.8% 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 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh peaked at 41.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 32.7% | 41.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 62 Mauritania 49.2% compare
- 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.8% compare
- 64 Nigeria 41.8% compare
- 66 Central African Republic 40.9% compare
- 67 Somalia 40.8% compare
- 68 Tanzania, United Republic of 40.4% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Bangladesh was 41.8% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Bangladesh ranks 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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