Vietnam - 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 Vietnam was 82.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 82.21 in 2020, while its lowest value was 82.21 in 2005.

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
2005 82.21
2006 82.21
2007 82.21
2008 82.21
2009 82.21
2010 82.21
2011 82.21
2012 82.21
2013 82.21
2014 82.21
2015 82.21
2016 82.21
2017 82.21
2018 82.21
2019 82.21
2020 82.21

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 Vietnam was 92.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 92.54 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.54 in 2005.

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
2005 92.54
2006 92.54
2007 92.54
2008 92.54
2009 92.54
2010 92.54
2011 92.54
2012 92.54
2013 92.54
2014 92.54
2015 92.54
2016 92.54
2017 92.54
2018 92.54
2019 92.54
2020 92.54

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Vietnam was 86.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 86.07 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.03 in 2005.

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
2005 85.03
2006 85.09
2007 85.15
2008 85.22
2009 85.28
2010 85.35
2011 85.42
2012 85.49
2013 85.56
2014 85.63
2015 85.70
2016 85.77
2017 85.85
2018 85.92
2019 85.99
2020 86.07

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention