El Salvador - 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 El Salvador was 86.27 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 86.27 in 2018, while its lowest value was 86.27 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 86.27
2011 86.27
2012 86.27
2013 86.27
2014 86.27
2015 86.27
2016 86.27
2017 86.27
2018 86.27

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 El Salvador was 92.42 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 92.42 in 2018, while its lowest value was 92.42 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 92.42
2011 92.42
2012 92.42
2013 92.42
2014 92.42
2015 92.42
2016 92.42
2017 92.42
2018 92.42

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in El Salvador was 90.70 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 90.70 in 2018, while its lowest value was 90.30 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 90.30
2011 90.35
2012 90.40
2013 90.45
2014 90.51
2015 90.56
2016 90.61
2017 90.65
2018 90.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention