Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services was 24.51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2008–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) recorded 24.51 for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 32.16 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.73, in 2023.
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 17th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25.5 | — |
| 2009 | 24.79 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.16 | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 30.78 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 30.46 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.59 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 31.06 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 29.41 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 28.97 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.46 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 26.02 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 25.18 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 24.56 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 25.03 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 25.35 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 23.73 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 23.95 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 24.51 | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 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 | +29.7% | 24.79 | 32.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.15 | 24.79 | 25.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.11 | 25.18 | 32.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.52 | 23.73 | 25.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- 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
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 30.82 compare
- 20 Nicaragua 29.73 compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 24.51 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.16 in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with limited water services recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.73 in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for proportion of health care facilities with limited water services?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 17th out of 60 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with limited water services rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 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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