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Malawi
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

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.

Global rank#151out of 171 countries
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Historical trend

48.042.036.130.124.1200020122024Malawi · 2024: 48Malawi

Analytical takeaways

  • Malawi records 48 for People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in 2024, ranking #151 globally out of 171 countries.
  • People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) increased from 24 in 2000 to 48 in 2024, a gain of 24.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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