People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Mali
Mali: People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban was 71.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mali, 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 Mali stood at 71.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mali peaked at 71.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2000.
Mali ranks 81st of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
People using at least: Q5 (highest) … least Q5 highest urban in Mali, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.4% | — |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 71.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 71.7%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 71.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.6%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2% | 68.4% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 70.1% | 71.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mali?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mali was 71.2% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Mali ranks 81st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali 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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