Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Eastern Africa (African Union)
Eastern Africa (African Union): Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 24.78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Eastern Africa (African Union), 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Africa (African Union) recorded 24.78 for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Eastern Africa (African Union) peaked at 25.01 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.58, in 2006.
Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 5th of 66 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Eastern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.04 | — |
| 2001 | 19.03 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.1 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.03 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.84 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 18.71 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.58 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 18.95 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 19.31 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 19.64 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 20.03 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 20.99 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 21.37 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.72 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 23.08 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 23.34 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.63 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.63 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 24.61 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 24.33 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 24.67 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 25.01 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 24.88 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 24.84 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.78 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.02 | 18.58 | 19.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.87 | 20.03 | 24.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.84 | 24.67 | 25.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa (African Union)
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 56.98 compare
- 3 Angola 51 compare
- 4 Tajikistan 48.86 compare
- 5 Madagascar 48.73 compare
- 6 Central African Republic 47.9 compare
- 7 Ethiopia 44.61 compare
- 8 Myanmar 40.2 compare
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 no water service in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Eastern Africa (African Union) was 24.78 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.01 in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.58 in 2006.
- How does Eastern Africa (African Union) rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 5th out of 66 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 no water service (Drinking Water). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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