Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Africa (WHO regions)
Africa (WHO regions): Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services was 23.55 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Africa (WHO regions), 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Africa (WHO regions) is 23.55, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Africa (WHO regions) peaked at 32.26 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.89, in 2023.
Africa (WHO regions) ranks 20th of 60 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Africa (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25.49 | — |
| 2009 | 24.75 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 32.26 | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 30.89 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 30.58 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.41 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 30.52 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 30.18 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 29.73 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 28.28 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 26.35 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 25.11 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 24.51 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 24.16 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.51 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 22.89 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 23.05 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 23.55 | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Africa (WHO regions) 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 | +30.4% | 24.75 | 32.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.12 | 24.75 | 25.49 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.33 | 25.11 | 32.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.78 | 22.89 | 24.51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO regions)
More health data for Africa (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,408 (2100)
- Child deaths 912,105 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 20.6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.70 million (2024)
- Child mortality rate 24.72 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 242,744 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 392,831 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Africa (WHO regions) was 23.55 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.26 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.89 in 2023.
- How does Africa (WHO regions) rank for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services?
- Africa (WHO regions) ranks 20th out of 60 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services rising or falling in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa (WHO regions) 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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