Malawi - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Malawi was 66.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 66.59 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.38 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 48.38
2001 49.34
2002 50.30
2003 51.25
2004 52.20
2005 53.14
2006 54.07
2007 55.00
2008 55.93
2009 56.84
2010 57.76
2011 58.67
2012 59.57
2013 60.46
2014 61.36
2015 62.24
2016 63.12
2017 63.99
2018 64.86
2019 65.73
2020 66.59

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Malawi was 86.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.45 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.50 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 85.50
2001 85.56
2002 85.61
2003 85.66
2004 85.71
2005 85.76
2006 85.81
2007 85.86
2008 85.91
2009 85.96
2010 86.00
2011 86.05
2012 86.10
2013 86.14
2014 86.19
2015 86.24
2016 86.28
2017 86.32
2018 86.37
2019 86.41
2020 86.45

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Malawi was 70.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 70.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.80 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 53.80
2001 54.66
2002 55.52
2003 56.37
2004 57.21
2005 58.05
2006 58.88
2007 59.70
2008 60.52
2009 61.34
2010 62.15
2011 62.96
2012 63.76
2013 64.56
2014 65.36
2015 66.15
2016 66.94
2017 67.73
2018 68.51
2019 69.28
2020 70.05

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention