Mauritania - 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 Mauritania was 36.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 36.33 in 2019, while its lowest value was 36.33 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
2011 36.33
2012 36.33
2013 36.33
2014 36.33
2015 36.33
2016 36.33
2017 36.33
2018 36.33
2019 36.33

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 Mauritania was 66.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 66.41 in 2019, while its lowest value was 66.41 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
2011 66.41
2012 66.41
2013 66.41
2014 66.41
2015 66.41
2016 66.41
2017 66.41
2018 66.41
2019 66.41

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Mauritania was 52.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 52.73 in 2019, while its lowest value was 50.62 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
2011 50.62
2012 50.89
2013 51.16
2014 51.43
2015 51.70
2016 51.96
2017 52.22
2018 52.48
2019 52.73

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention