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Malawi: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban

48.04percent · 2024+27.8% 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
202448.036
202348.036
202248.036
202146.746
202045.45
201944.15
201842.845
201741.535
201640.22
201538.9
201437.576
201336.246
201234.912
201133.573
201032.229
200930.88
200829.527
200728.169
200626.805
200525.437
200424.064
200324.106
200224.147
200124.188
200024.229

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

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