Burundi - 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 Burundi was 4.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 4.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 4.01 in 2004.

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
2004 4.01
2005 4.01
2006 4.01
2007 4.01
2008 4.01
2009 4.02
2010 4.02
2011 4.03
2012 4.04
2013 4.05
2014 4.06
2015 4.07
2016 4.07
2017 4.08
2018 4.09
2019 4.10
2020 4.10

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 Burundi was 19.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 24.44 in 2008, while its lowest value was 19.39 in 2019.

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
2004 24.44
2005 24.44
2006 24.44
2007 24.44
2008 24.44
2009 23.98
2010 23.52
2011 23.06
2012 22.60
2013 22.15
2014 21.69
2015 21.23
2016 20.77
2017 20.31
2018 19.85
2019 19.39
2020 19.39

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Burundi was 6.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 6.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.87 in 2004.

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
2004 5.87
2005 5.92
2006 5.97
2007 6.02
2008 6.07
2009 6.09
2010 6.10
2011 6.11
2012 6.12
2013 6.13
2014 6.13
2015 6.14
2016 6.14
2017 6.14
2018 6.14
2019 6.14
2020 6.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention