Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Southern Africa (African Union)
Southern Africa (African Union): Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 10.67 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Southern Africa (African Union), 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern Africa (African Union) recorded 10.67 for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Southern Africa (African Union) peaked at 14.55 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2000.
That places Southern Africa (African Union) 37th out of 66 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Southern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2 | — |
| 2001 | 12.3 | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.22 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 11.23 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.1 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.29 | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 14.2 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.06 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 13.25 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.43 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.61 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.96 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 14.29 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.55 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.38 | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 11.61 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 11.79 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.47 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 11.66 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.7 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.74 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.67 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.66 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 10.67 | -8.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Southern Africa (African Union) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +28.8% | 11.1 | 14.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.21 | 10.2 | 14.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.93 | 11.38 | 14.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.52 | 10.67 | 11.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa (African Union)
More health data for Southern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,219 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4321 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 41,539 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 24,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 72,471 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 18,844 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 115,547 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 49,776 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 30,932 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.05 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Southern Africa (African Union) was 10.67 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.55 in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa (African Union) rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 37th out of 66 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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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