Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Europe (WHO regions)
Europe (WHO regions): Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 4.21 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Europe (WHO regions), 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Europe (WHO regions) is 4.21, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Europe (WHO regions) peaked at 7.96 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 2000.
Europe (WHO regions) ranks 63rd of 66 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Europe (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3 | — |
| 2001 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.3 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.31 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.31 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.31 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.32 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.31 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.35 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.31 | +83.1% |
| 2012 | 4.34 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.89 | +82.0% |
| 2014 | 7.93 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.96 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.61 | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 5.98 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.01 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.84 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.08 | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 3.76 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 3.81 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.85 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.91 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 4.21 | +7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Europe (WHO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +83.1% | 2.35 | 4.31 |
| 2013 | +82.0% | 4.34 | 7.89 |
| 2020 | -30.1% | 5.84 | 4.08 |
| 2016 | -29.5% | 7.96 | 5.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 | 2.3 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.82 | 2.35 | 7.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 | 3.76 | 4.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe (WHO regions)
- 60 Uganda 6.76 compare
- 61 Montenegro 6.5 compare
- 62 Mauritania 6.49 compare
- 63 Somalia 6.4 compare
- 64 Morocco 6 compare
- 65 Papua New Guinea 5.68 compare
- 66 Burundi 5.1 compare
More health data for Europe (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,459 (2100)
- Child deaths 12,001 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,536 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 23,535 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.61 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 45,004 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,257 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Europe (WHO regions) was 4.21 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2000.
- How does Europe (WHO regions) rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- Europe (WHO regions) ranks 63rd out of 66 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (WHO regions) 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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