People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban in Malawi
Malawi: People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban was 24.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
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).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 24.6% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least: Q3 … sanitation Q3 urban in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 24.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.7%, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 24.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 25.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.6% | 25.0% | 8 |
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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 24.6% 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 25.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Malawi ranks 86th 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 down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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