Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services was 56.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) is 56.65, measured 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 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 56.65 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.12, in 2010.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 50th out of 65 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 48.8 | — |
| 2009 | 50.09 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 43.12 | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 44.28 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 44.9 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 44.87 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 46.94 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 48.29 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 50.12 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 51.77 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 53.2 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 54.07 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 54.03 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.3 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 56.57 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 56.44 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 56.65 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.44 | 48.8 | 50.09 | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.35 | 43.12 | 53.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.34 | 54.03 | 56.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 216,647 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 56.65 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.65 in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.12 in 2010.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 50th out of 65 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 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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