Philippines - 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 Philippines was 78.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 78.51 in 2020, while its lowest value was 78.51 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 78.51
2012 78.51
2013 78.51
2014 78.51
2015 78.51
2016 78.51
2017 78.51
2018 78.51
2019 78.51
2020 78.51

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 Philippines was 85.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 85.27 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.27 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).

See also:

Year Value
2011 85.27
2012 85.27
2013 85.27
2014 85.27
2015 85.27
2016 85.27
2017 85.27
2018 85.27
2019 85.27
2020 85.27

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Philippines was 81.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 81.71 in 2020, while its lowest value was 81.59 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).

See also:

Year Value
2011 81.59
2012 81.60
2013 81.61
2014 81.62
2015 81.64
2016 81.65
2017 81.66
2018 81.68
2019 81.69
2020 81.71

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention