Kenya - 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 Kenya was 24.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 24.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 24.17 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 24.17
2012 24.17
2013 24.17
2014 24.17
2015 24.17
2016 24.17
2017 24.17
2018 24.17
2019 24.17
2020 24.17

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 Kenya was 33.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 33.40 in 2020, while its lowest value was 33.40 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).

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Year Value
2011 33.40
2012 33.40
2013 33.40
2014 33.40
2015 33.40
2016 33.40
2017 33.40
2018 33.40
2019 33.40
2020 33.40

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Kenya was 26.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 26.76 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.38 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 26.38
2012 26.42
2013 26.46
2014 26.50
2015 26.54
2016 26.58
2017 26.62
2018 26.67
2019 26.71
2020 26.76

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention