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 71.7% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau stood at 71.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 71.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.3% | — |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.0% | 51.3% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 64.1% | 71.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 77 Afghanistan 72.7% compare
- 78 Malawi 72.7% compare
- 79 Lesotho 72.4% compare
- 81 Mali 71.2% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 71.2% compare
- 83 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.5% compare
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 71.7% 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 71.7% 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 51.3% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th 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 19.1%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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