People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi
Malawi: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 72.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
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 highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi is 72.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi peaked at 76.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 78th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.5% | — |
| 2001 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.5% | 74.5% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 72.7% | 74.3% | 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 72.7% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Malawi ranks 78th 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 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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