IDA only - 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 IDA only was 29.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 29.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 21.14 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 21.14
2011 22.33
2012 24.33
2013 25.33
2014 25.59
2015 26.27
2016 27.50
2017 27.86
2018 28.43
2019 29.06
2020 29.70

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 IDA only was 46.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 46.29 in 2016, while its lowest value was 43.55 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 43.55
2011 44.13
2012 45.73
2013 46.11
2014 45.04
2015 45.29
2016 46.29
2017 45.91
2018 45.76
2019 46.03
2020 46.17

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in IDA only was 34.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 34.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.21 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 27.21
2011 28.55
2012 30.45
2013 31.29
2014 31.51
2015 32.06
2016 33.17
2017 33.25
2018 33.53
2019 34.02
2020 34.46

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention