Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services was 21.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 21.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 31.89 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.66, in 2009.
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 24th 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 Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.18 | — |
| 2009 | 20.66 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 31.89 | +54.4% |
| 2011 | 30.91 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 31.24 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 30.52 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.07 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 27.96 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 27.98 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 25.74 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 24.66 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.18 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 21.29 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 21.72 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 21.83 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.72 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 20.95 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 21.5 | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.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 | +54.4% | 20.66 | 31.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.92 | 20.66 | 21.18 | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.42 | 23.18 | 31.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.34 | 20.72 | 21.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 21.5 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.89 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.66 in 2009.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 24th out of 60 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.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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