Guatemala - 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 Guatemala was 69.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 69.93 in 2019, while its lowest value was 69.93 in 2011.

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
2011 69.93
2012 69.93
2013 69.93
2014 69.93
2015 69.93
2016 69.93
2017 69.93
2018 69.93
2019 69.93

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 Guatemala was 83.22 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 83.22 in 2019, while its lowest value was 83.22 in 2011.

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
2011 83.22
2012 83.22
2013 83.22
2014 83.22
2015 83.22
2016 83.22
2017 83.22
2018 83.22
2019 83.22

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Guatemala was 76.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 76.77 in 2019, while its lowest value was 76.40 in 2011.

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
2011 76.40
2012 76.44
2013 76.48
2014 76.53
2015 76.57
2016 76.62
2017 76.67
2018 76.72
2019 76.77

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention