IDA total - 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 total was 35.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 35.39 in 2020, while its lowest value was 25.06 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 25.06
2012 26.95
2013 28.24
2014 28.76
2015 29.75
2016 31.26
2017 32.14
2018 33.25
2019 34.30
2020 35.39

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 total was 51.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 51.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.96 in 2014.

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 50.02
2012 50.84
2013 51.06
2014 49.96
2015 50.12
2016 50.92
2017 50.82
2018 50.94
2019 51.19
2020 51.35

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in IDA total was 40.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 40.56 in 2020, while its lowest value was 32.91 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 32.91
2012 34.50
2013 35.49
2014 35.70
2015 36.51
2016 37.78
2017 38.31
2018 39.06
2019 39.84
2020 40.56

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention