Guinea-Bissau - 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 Guinea-Bissau was 14.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 14.43 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2000.

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
2000 0.00
2001 0.00
2002 0.00
2003 0.00
2004 0.00
2005 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.11
2010 1.41
2011 2.71
2012 4.02
2013 5.32
2014 6.62
2015 7.92
2016 9.22
2017 10.53
2018 11.83
2019 13.13
2020 14.43

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 Guinea-Bissau was 22.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 22.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.77 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 1.77
2005 1.77
2006 1.77
2007 1.77
2008 1.77
2009 3.52
2010 5.27
2011 7.02
2012 8.77
2013 10.52
2014 12.27
2015 14.02
2016 15.77
2017 17.52
2018 19.27
2019 21.02
2020 22.77

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Guinea-Bissau was 18.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 18.11 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.67 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 0.67
2005 0.67
2006 0.68
2007 0.69
2008 0.70
2009 1.46
2010 2.96
2011 4.46
2012 5.96
2013 7.47
2014 8.98
2015 10.49
2016 12.01
2017 13.53
2018 15.05
2019 16.58
2020 18.11

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention