People using safely managed drinking water services in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: People using safely managed drinking water services was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 58.6% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Viet Nam peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 105th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.7% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 51.2% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 56.5% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 10.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 10.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Viet Nam?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Viet Nam was 58.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Viet Nam ranks 105th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.