Rate of Safe Drinking Water Consumption: Situation and Trends

Regarding the aspect of the use of water and sanitation services, the Multiple Indicator Survey report (MICS, 2008) provides data showing that in spite of progress in this area, the rates in this area are significantly different from the service access rates on the previous page.

The rate of consumption of safe drinking water was 36% in 2004 and 43% in 2008, representing a growth of 1.75% per year.
The water consumption rate in the urban areas in 2008 was approximately 70%, representing a growth of about 4% in relation to 2004.
In the rural areas, the safe drinking water consumption rate was about 23% in 2004 and 30% in 2008, representing an increase of 7% of the water consumption rate in rural areas.
Only the three southern provinces of the country, namely Maputo Provinces, Maputo City and Gaza Province, have rates of consumption of safe drinking water above 50%.
Maputo City has the highest rate of consumption of safe drinking water, with 94.3%, while Zambézia Province (the second most populous of the country) has the lowest rate (24%).

The group with the highest rate of safe drinking water consumption is that of the highest wealth quintile, with a rate of 85.1%, and the group with the lowest rate of safe drinking water consumption is that of the lowest wealth quintile, with a rate of 12.6%.

Source: Report on the Millennium Development Goals - Mozambique 2010

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