Malaysia - 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 Malaysia was 90.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 92.94 in 2001, while its lowest value was 90.20 in 2020.

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).

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Year Value
2000 92.94
2001 92.94
2002 92.79
2003 92.65
2004 92.50
2005 92.36
2006 92.22
2007 92.07
2008 91.93
2009 91.78
2010 91.64
2011 91.50
2012 91.35
2013 91.21
2014 91.06
2015 90.92
2016 90.77
2017 90.63
2018 90.49
2019 90.34
2020 90.20

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 Malaysia was 99.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 99.30 in 2001, while its lowest value was 99.14 in 2020.

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).

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Year Value
2000 99.30
2001 99.30
2002 99.29
2003 99.28
2004 99.27
2005 99.26
2006 99.26
2007 99.25
2008 99.24
2009 99.23
2010 99.22
2011 99.22
2012 99.21
2013 99.20
2014 99.19
2015 99.18
2016 99.18
2017 99.17
2018 99.16
2019 99.15
2020 99.14

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

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Malaysia was 97.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 96.88 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 96.88
2001 96.94
2002 96.94
2003 96.94
2004 96.95
2005 96.96
2006 96.97
2007 96.98
2008 96.99
2009 97.00
2010 97.02
2011 97.02
2012 97.03
2013 97.04
2014 97.04
2015 97.05
2016 97.06
2017 97.07
2018 97.08
2019 97.09
2020 97.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention