Tanzania - 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 Tanzania was 40.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 40.48 in 2020, while its lowest value was 40.48 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
2012 40.48
2013 40.48
2014 40.48
2015 40.48
2016 40.48
2017 40.48
2018 40.48
2019 40.48
2020 40.48

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 Tanzania was 63.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 63.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 63.08 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).

See also:

Year Value
2012 63.08
2013 63.08
2014 63.08
2015 63.08
2016 63.08
2017 63.08
2018 63.08
2019 63.08
2020 63.08

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Tanzania was 48.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 48.44 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.15 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).

See also:

Year Value
2012 47.15
2013 47.31
2014 47.47
2015 47.63
2016 47.79
2017 47.95
2018 48.12
2019 48.28
2020 48.44

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention