Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in África Subsahariana
África Subsahariana: Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services was 25.38 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in África Subsahariana, 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in África Subsahariana is 25.38, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in África Subsahariana peaked at 31.91 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.64, in 2023.
That places África Subsahariana 15th out of 60 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in África Subsahariana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25.42 | — |
| 2009 | 24.68 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 31.91 | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 30.57 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 30.26 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.1 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 30.2 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 29.89 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.48 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 28.22 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 26.84 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 26.04 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 25.45 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 25.9 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 26.21 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 24.64 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 24.84 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 25.38 | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in África Subsahariana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +29.3% | 24.68 | 31.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.05 | 24.68 | 25.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.25 | 26.04 | 31.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4 | 24.64 | 26.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near África Subsahariana
- 12 Peru 36.56 compare
- 13 Ghana 34.86 compare
- 14 Niger 34.54 compare
- 15 Turkmenistan 34.28 compare
- 16 El Salvador 32 compare
- 17 Nigeria 31.93 compare
- 18 Mauritania 31.6 compare
More health data for África Subsahariana
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 48,764 (2100)
- Child deaths 967,492 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.12 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.81 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 840,874 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 45.84 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.25 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3833 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 276,800 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in África Subsahariana?
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in África Subsahariana was 25.38 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in África Subsahariana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.91 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in África Subsahariana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.64 in 2023.
- How does África Subsahariana rank for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services?
- África Subsahariana ranks 15th out of 60 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services rising or falling in África Subsahariana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this África Subsahariana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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