Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in African Union
African Union: Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 17.59 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in African Union, 2001–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
African Union recorded 17.59 for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in African Union peaked at 25.51 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.59, in 2025.
African Union ranks 19th of 66 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in African Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.51 | — |
| 2002 | 25.42 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.46 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.66 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 23.09 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 21.89 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 22.81 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 21.55 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 21.1 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 20.84 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.24 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 21.02 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 22.39 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 22.13 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 21.72 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.92 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 21.43 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.49 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 20.02 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.82 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.48 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 18.8 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 18.27 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 18.21 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 17.59 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5 | 21.1 | 25.51 | 9 |
| 2010s | 21.22 | 20.02 | 22.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.69 | 17.59 | 19.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near African Union
More health data for African Union
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,068 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in African Union?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in African Union was 17.59 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in African Union?
- The highest recorded value was 25.51 in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in African Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 in 2025.
- How does African Union rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- African Union ranks 19th out of 66 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in African Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this African Union data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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