Maldives - 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 Maldives was 94.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 94.97 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.97 in 2013.

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
2013 94.97
2014 94.97
2015 94.97
2016 94.97
2017 94.97
2018 94.97
2019 94.97
2020 94.97

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 Maldives was 97.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 97.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 97.08 in 2013.

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
2013 97.08
2014 97.08
2015 97.08
2016 97.08
2017 97.08
2018 97.08
2019 97.08
2020 97.08

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Maldives was 95.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 95.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 95.77 in 2013.

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
2013 95.77
2014 95.78
2015 95.78
2016 95.79
2017 95.80
2018 95.81
2019 95.82
2020 95.83

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention