Equatorial Guinea - 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 Equatorial Guinea was 19.89 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 19.89 in 2015, while its lowest value was 19.89 in 2007.

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
2007 19.89
2008 19.89
2009 19.89
2010 19.89
2011 19.89
2012 19.89
2013 19.89
2014 19.89
2015 19.89

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 Equatorial Guinea was 26.02 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 26.02 in 2015, while its lowest value was 26.02 in 2007.

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
2007 26.02
2008 26.02
2009 26.02
2010 26.02
2011 26.02
2012 26.02
2013 26.02
2014 26.02
2015 26.02

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Equatorial Guinea was 24.22 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 24.22 in 2015, while its lowest value was 23.64 in 2007.

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
2007 23.64
2008 23.74
2009 23.84
2010 23.93
2011 24.03
2012 24.12
2013 24.16
2014 24.19
2015 24.22

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention