Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services was 35.07 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Somalia, 2010–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 35.07 for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Somalia peaked at 74.19 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 35.07, in 2025.
That places Somalia 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74.19 | — |
| 2011 | 74.19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.19 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.19 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.63 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 67.08 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 63.52 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 59.96 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 45.02 | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 45.02 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.02 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45.02 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.18 | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 38.62 | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 35.07 | -9.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 35.07 is below the median for low income countries, which is 64.43, 54% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 35.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.9, 56% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.72 | 45.02 | 74.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.82 | 35.07 | 45.02 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 103 Cameroon 38 compare
- 104 Congo 37.38 compare
- 105 Tajikistan 35.94 compare
- 107 Sudan 34.33 compare
- 108 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.34 compare
- 109 Madagascar 29.77 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Somalia?
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Somalia was 35.07 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.19 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.07 in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services?
- Somalia ranks 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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