Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services was 71.05 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
71.05
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
66th
of 111 countries
All-time high
87.63
in 2011
All-time low
71.05
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 71.05 for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Zambia peaked at 87.63 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 71.05, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 66th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.98 | — |
| 2001 | 85.98 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.98 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.18 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.39 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.6 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.8 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.01 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.22 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.42 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.63 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.99 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.34 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.69 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.04 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.39 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.74 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.09 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 82 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 80.17 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 78.35 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 76.52 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 74.7 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 72.87 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 71.05 | -2.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 71.05 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 69.46, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 71.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.9, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.41 | 85.98 | 87.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.23 | 82 | 87.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.61 | 71.05 | 80.17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 63 Uganda 72.07 compare
- 64 Kiribati 71.24 compare
- 65 Bangladesh 71.08 compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 70.82 compare
- 68 Iraq 70.63 compare
- 69 Papua New Guinea 70.45 compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Zambia?
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services in Zambia was 71.05 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.63 in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with basic water services recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.05 in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of health care facilities with basic water services?
- Zambia ranks 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with basic water services rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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