Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern Africa (African Union)
Eastern Africa (African Union): Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services was 20.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern Africa (African Union), 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Africa (African Union) recorded 20.2 for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern Africa (African Union) peaked at 34.03 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.86, in 2023.
That places Eastern Africa (African Union) 26th out of 60 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Eastern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.27 | — |
| 2009 | 20 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 34.03 | +70.2% |
| 2011 | 32.64 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 33.01 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 31.19 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 29.13 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 30.09 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 27.34 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 25.19 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 24.24 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 22.35 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 20 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 20.48 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.59 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.86 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 19.98 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 20.2 | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern Africa (African Union) 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 | +70.2% | 20 | 34.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.64 | 20 | 21.27 | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.92 | 22.35 | 34.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.18 | 19.86 | 20.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (African Union)
More health data for Eastern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 16,377 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4757 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,009 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 78,391 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 177,529 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 44,051 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,971 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 122,571 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 78,520 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.69 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern Africa (African Union) was 20.2 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.03 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.86 in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa (African Union) rank for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services?
- Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 26th out of 60 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services rising or falling in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (African Union) 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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