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Malawi: People using at least basic drinking water services

73.05percent · 2024+12.1% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Malawi from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202473.054
202372.229
202271.401
202170.634
202069.864
201969.091
201868.315
201767.537
201666.758
201565.976
201465.193
201364.41
201263.625
201162.84
201062.055
200961.27
200860.485
200759.7
200658.913
200558.123
200457.33
200356.534
200255.736
200154.935
200054.131

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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