People using safely managed sanitation services in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: People using safely managed sanitation services was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services in Viet Nam stood at 45.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Viet Nam peaked at 45.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 92nd 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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 31.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 42.8% | 45.4% | 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0268 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Viet Nam?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Viet Nam was 45.4% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Viet Nam ranks 92nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 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.