Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Proportion of health care facilities with no water service was 18.83 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2001–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) is 18.83, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 31.01 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.83, in 2025.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 14th out of 66 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31.01 | — |
| 2002 | 30.84 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 30.84 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.78 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 27.76 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 26.22 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 27.33 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 25.7 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 25.11 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 24.73 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.94 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.64 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.41 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 24.07 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 23.64 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 22.74 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 22.42 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.21 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.63 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 21.36 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 20.94 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.35 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 19.7 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 19.61 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 18.83 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.29 | 25.11 | 31.01 | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.54 | 21.63 | 24.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.13 | 18.83 | 21.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 29.86 compare
- 12 Indonesia 29.6 compare
- 13 Libya 27.97 compare
- 14 Mozambique 26.79 compare
- 15 El Salvador 26.3 compare
- 16 Mali 26.15 compare
- 17 Cameroon 23.68 compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 18.83 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.01 in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of health care facilities with no water service recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.83 in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for proportion of health care facilities with no water service?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 14th out of 66 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of health care facilities with no water service rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 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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