People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 32.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 32.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 32.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 89th 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 basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.3% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 28.8% | 32.0% | 8 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0625 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.4074 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau was 32.0% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 89th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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