People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 41.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 41.0% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Viet Nam peaked at 41.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 81st of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.4% | — |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 41.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 73% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 41.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.1%, 85% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.8% | 39.4% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 40.0% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 40.4% | 41.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Viet Nam?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Viet Nam was 41.0% 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, urban recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Viet Nam ranks 81st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.