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Malawi: People using at least basic sanitation services

49.23percent · 2024+54.5% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs. Annual figures for Malawi from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202449.232
202349.237
202249.241
202147.107
202044.961
201942.804
201840.636
201738.457
201636.268
201534.07
201431.863
201329.647
201227.423
201125.19
201022.95
200920.703
200818.449
200716.188
200613.92
200511.643
20049.359
20039.357
20029.355
20019.353
20009.351

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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