Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking) in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking) was 0.1815 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Namibia, 2003–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Namibia stood at 0.1815. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Namibia peaked at 3.68 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1815, in 2018.
Namibia ranks 96th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.68 | — |
| 2004 | 3.68 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.68 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.68 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.68 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.36 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.04 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.72 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.41 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 2.09 | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 1.77 | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 1.45 | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | -21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8171 | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4993 | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1815 | -63.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1815 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1815 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1815 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1815 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1815 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1815 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1815 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1815 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.42, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1815 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.62, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with no water service (Drinking) in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -63.6% | 0.4993 | 0.1815 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.54 | 3.04 | 3.68 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 0.1815 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1815 | 0.1815 | 0.1815 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 93 Ghana 0.5988 compare
- 94 Serbia 0.47 compare
- 95 Mongolia 0.3135 compare
- 97 Mexico 0.1648 compare
- 98 Tunisia 0.0518 compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 0
- 99 Turkey 0
- 99 Cook Islands 0
- 99 Palau 0
- 99 Andorra 0
- 99 Malta 0
- 99 Iraq 0
- 99 Lithuania 0
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 99 Costa Rica 0
- 99 Kuwait 0
- 99 Bhutan 0
- 99 Tokelau 0
- 99 Moldova 0 compare
- 99 Anguilla 0
- 99 Saudi Arabia 0
- 99 Singapore 0
- 99 North Macedonia 0
- 99 Oman 0
- 99 Samoa 0
- 99 Kiribati 0 compare
- 99 Slovakia 0
- 99 Czechia 0
- 99 Nauru 0
- 99 Tuvalu 0
- 99 South Africa 0 compare
- 99 Grenada 0
- 99 Gambia 0 compare
- 99 Estonia 0
- 99 Qatar 0
- 99 Malaysia 0
- 99 Falkland Islands 0
- 99 San Marino 0
- 99 Marshall Islands 0
- 99 Italy 0
- 99 Lebanon 0 compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Namibia?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Namibia was 0.1815 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1815 in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- Namibia ranks 96th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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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