Demographic and Health Survey 2024
Malawi, 2024
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Reference ID
MWI_2024_DHS_v01_M
Producer(s)
National Statistical Office (NSO)
Metadata
Created on
Mar 20, 2026
Last modified
Mar 20, 2026
- Data files
- RECH0
- RECH1
- RECH2
- RECH3
- RECH4
- RECH5
- RECH6
- RECHML
- RECHMH
- RECHDIS
- RECHFOOD2
- RECHWQ
- RECHPV
- REC01
- REC11
- REC21
- REC22
- REC23
- REC31
- REC32
- REC41
- REC42
- REC43
- REC4A
- REC44
- REC45
- REC51
- REC61
- REC71
- REC75
- REC80
- REC81
- REC82
- REC83
- REC84
- RECDV
- RECECD
- REC91
- REC95
- REC96
- MREC01
- MREC11
- MREC23
- MREC31
- MREC32
- MREC41
- MREC51
- MREC61
- MREC71
- MREC75
- MREC80
- MREC91
- FWRECORD
What source was this water collected from? (swa17)
Data file: RECHWQ
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Width:
69
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | ---PIPED WATER--- |
| 11 | Piped into dwelling |
| 12 | Piped to yard/plot |
| 13 | Piped to neighbour |
| 14 | Public tap/standpipe |
| 21 | Tube well or borehole |
| 30 | ---DUG WELL--- |
| 31 | Protected well |
| 32 | Unprotected well |
| 40 | ---WATER FROM SPRING--- |
| 41 | Protected spring |
| 42 | Unprotected spring |
| 51 | Rainwater |
| 61 | Tanker truck |
| 71 | Cart with small tank |
| 72 | Water kiosk |
| 81 | Surface water (river/dam/ Lake/pond/stream/canal/ Irrigation channel) |
| 90 | ---PACKAGED WATER--- |
| 91 | Bottled water |
| 92 | Sachet water |
| 93 | Large bottle/dispenser refill |
| 96 | Other |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.