Lower middle income - Access to basic handwashing facilities

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) in Lower middle income was 60.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 60.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 53.70 in 2011.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2010 55.00
2011 53.70
2012 54.07
2013 54.92
2014 55.67
2015 56.33
2016 57.21
2017 57.96
2018 58.75
2019 59.51
2020 60.11

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) in Lower middle income was 76.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 78.79 in 2010, while its lowest value was 74.64 in 2012.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2010 78.79
2011 75.17
2012 74.64
2013 74.90
2014 75.14
2015 75.08
2016 75.38
2017 75.59
2018 75.83
2019 76.01
2020 76.16

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Lower middle income was 66.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 66.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 61.50 in 2011.

Definition: The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2010 63.31
2011 61.50
2012 61.66
2013 62.38
2014 63.02
2015 63.52
2016 64.28
2017 64.90
2018 65.56
2019 66.16
2020 66.66

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention