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Malawi: People using safely managed drinking water services

18.18percent · 2024+39.6% since 2014

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. 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
202418.182
202317.926
202217.677
202117.041
202016.422
201915.818
201815.23
201714.656
201614.099
201513.556
201413.027
201312.513
201212.013
201111.527
201011.055
200910.597
200810.152
20079.72
20069.297
20058.883
20048.477
20038.081
20027.694
20017.315
20006.945

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 safely managed drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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