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Malawi: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

85.99percent · 2024+0.2% 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
202485.987
202385.896
202285.805
202185.808
202085.812
201985.815
201885.818
201785.821
201685.824
201585.827
201485.829
201385.831
201285.833
201185.835
201085.836
200985.838
200885.839
200785.84
200685.84
200585.841
200485.841
200385.841
200285.841
200185.841
200085.84

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, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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