People using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia
Malaysia: People using safely managed sanitation services was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia is 85.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 42nd of 146 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 sanitation services in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.4% | — |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 76.4% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 78.7% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 84.1% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 39 Romania 89.8% compare
- 40 New Zealand 88.8% compare
- 41 Spain 88.3% compare
- 43 Isle of Man 84.8% compare
- 44 Slovenia 84.5% compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 83.9% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.007 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 133 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Malaysia was 85.8% 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 sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.