Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 3.76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Malawi, 2004–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.76 for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Malawi peaked at 3.76 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.35, in 2004.
That places Malawi 78th out of 135 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.35 | — |
| 2005 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.43 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.51 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.68 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.76 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.84 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.93 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.01 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.09 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.18 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.26 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.34 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.43 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.51 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.59 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3.67 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 3.76 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 | 2.35 | 2.43 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.89 | 2.51 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 | 3.34 | 3.76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0657 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5136 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Malawi?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Malawi was 3.76 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- Malawi ranks 78th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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