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Malawi: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural

49.51percent · 2024+60.9% 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
202449.505
202349.505
202249.505
202147.185
202044.858
201942.525
201840.185
201737.839
201635.487
201533.129
201430.764
201328.393
201226.016
201123.632
201021.242
200918.846
200816.444
200714.035
200611.62
20059.198
20046.771
20036.779
20026.788
20016.797
20006.806

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

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