Ecuador - 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 Ecuador was 78.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 78.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 78.50 in 2010.

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
2010 78.50
2011 78.50
2012 78.50
2013 78.50
2014 78.50
2015 78.50
2016 78.50
2017 78.50
2018 78.50
2019 78.50
2020 78.50

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 Ecuador was 92.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 92.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.02 in 2010.

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
2010 92.02
2011 92.02
2012 92.02
2013 92.02
2014 92.02
2015 92.02
2016 92.02
2017 92.02
2018 92.02
2019 92.02
2020 92.02

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Ecuador was 87.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 87.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 86.98 in 2010.

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
2010 86.98
2011 87.00
2012 87.02
2013 87.03
2014 87.05
2015 87.07
2016 87.09
2017 87.11
2018 87.13
2019 87.15
2020 87.17

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention