Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services was 78.88 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Malawi, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Malawi is 78.88, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Malawi peaked at 78.88 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.89, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 57th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.89 | — |
| 2009 | 75.89 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.89 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.89 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.89 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.12 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.35 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.58 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.81 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.04 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.27 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.5 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.73 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.96 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.19 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.42 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.65 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 78.88 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.89 | 75.89 | 75.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.53 | 75.89 | 77.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3 | 77.73 | 78.88 | 6 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Malawi?
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Malawi was 78.88 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 78.88 in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.89 in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services?
- Malawi ranks 57th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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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