Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in South Africa
South Africa: Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in South Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in South Africa peaked at 1.71 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places South Africa 99th out of 135 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0.1556 | — |
| 2005 | 0.3111 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4667 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6222 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7778 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9333 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 1.24 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.56 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.71 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.67. (38 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.62. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -100.0% | 1.71 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3267 | 0 | 0.9333 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 | 0 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 96 Namibia 0.1815 compare
- 97 Mexico 0.1648 compare
- 98 Tunisia 0.0518 compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 0
- 99 Türkiye 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 Republic of 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 Naoero 0
- 99 Tuvalu 0
- 99 Grenada 0
- 99 Gambia 0 compare
- 99 Estonia 0
- 99 Qatar 0
- 99 Malaysia 0
- 99 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0
- 99 San Marino 0
- 99 Marshall Islands 0
- 99 Italy 0
- 99 Lebanon 0 compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % 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 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in South Africa?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in South Africa was 0 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- South Africa ranks 99th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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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