Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Africa (WHO regions)
Africa (WHO regions): Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services was 57.69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Africa (WHO regions), 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Africa (WHO regions) recorded 57.69 for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Africa (WHO regions) peaked at 57.69 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.75, in 2010.
Africa (WHO regions) ranks 49th of 65 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Africa (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 49.59 | — |
| 2009 | 50.9 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 43.75 | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 44.87 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 45.48 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.55 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 45.77 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 46.53 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 47.89 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 49.49 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 51.79 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 53.39 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 54.24 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 55 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 55.25 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 57.51 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 57.44 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 57.69 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.25 | 49.59 | 50.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.55 | 43.75 | 53.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.19 | 54.24 | 57.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO regions)
More health data for Africa (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,408 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 24.72 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 20.6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.70 million (2024)
- Child deaths 912,105 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 242,744 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 392,831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 211,352 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Africa (WHO regions) was 57.69 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.69 in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.75 in 2010.
- How does Africa (WHO regions) rank for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services?
- Africa (WHO regions) ranks 49th out of 65 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services rising or falling in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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