Malawi 2015-16

Table 2.3 Household sanitation facilities
Percent distribution of households and de jure population by type of toilet/latrine facilities and percent distribution of households and de
jure population with a toilet/latrine facility by location of the facility, according to residence, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Type and location of
toilet/latrine facility
Households
Population
Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total
Improved sanitation 44.7 53.0 51.8 49.1 56.1 55.1
Flush/pour flush to piped sewer
system 2.7 0.1 0.5 2.8 0.1 0.5
Flush/pour flush to septic tank 10.8 0.3 1.9 11.2 0.3 1.9
Flush/pour flush to pit latrine 1.0 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.3
Ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7
Pit latrine with slab 29.7 51.6 48.3 33.5 54.6 51.6
Composting toilet 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2
Unimproved sanitation 55.3 47.0 48.2 50.9 43.9 44.9
Shared facility 1 51.1 27.6 31.2 46.9 25.4 28.6
Flush/pour flush to piped sewer
system 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Flush/pour flush to septic tank 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Flush/pour flush to pit latrine 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Pit latrine with slab 50.2 27.0 30.6 46.2 24.9 28.0
Composting toilet 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Unimproved facility 3.6 12.2 10.8 3.6 12.3 11.0
Pit latrine without slab/open pit 3.5 12.0 10.7 3.5 12.1 10.8
Bucket 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Open defecation (no facility/bush/
field) 0.6 7.3 6.2 0.5 6.2 5.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of households/population 4,042 22,319 26,361 17,230 101,536 118,766
Location of the facility
In own dwelling 14.8 2.8 4.7 15.5 2.8 4.7
In own yard/plot 80.8 85.5 84.8 80.6 86.9 85.9
Elsewhere 4.4 11.7 10.5 4.0 10.3 9.3
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of households/population with a
toilet/latrine facility 4,016 20,704 24,721 17,143 95,282 112,425
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Facilities that would be considered improved if they were not shared by two or more households.
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