Malawi - Access to safely managed sanitation services

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Malawi was 23.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 23.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 17.97 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 17.97
2001 18.24
2002 18.52
2003 18.80
2004 19.08
2005 19.36
2006 19.64
2007 19.92
2008 20.21
2009 20.49
2010 20.77
2011 21.05
2012 21.34
2013 21.62
2014 21.91
2015 22.19
2016 22.48
2017 22.76
2018 23.05
2019 23.33
2020 23.62

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Malawi was 27.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 27.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.29 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 26.29
2001 26.37
2002 26.41
2003 26.44
2004 26.47
2005 26.51
2006 26.54
2007 26.57
2008 26.61
2009 26.64
2010 26.67
2011 26.71
2012 26.74
2013 26.77
2014 26.81
2015 26.84
2016 26.87
2017 26.91
2018 26.94
2019 26.97
2020 27.01

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Malawi was 24.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 24.21 in 2020, while its lowest value was 19.18 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

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

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Year Value
2000 19.18
2001 19.44
2002 19.69
2003 19.94
2004 20.19
2005 20.44
2006 20.69
2007 20.94
2008 21.19
2009 21.44
2010 21.69
2011 21.94
2012 22.19
2013 22.44
2014 22.70
2015 22.95
2016 23.20
2017 23.45
2018 23.71
2019 23.96
2020 24.21

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention