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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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