Mongolia - 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 Mongolia was 81.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 81.15 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.53 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 31.53
2005 31.53
2006 31.53
2007 31.53
2008 31.53
2009 35.66
2010 39.80
2011 43.93
2012 48.07
2013 52.20
2014 56.34
2015 60.48
2016 64.61
2017 68.75
2018 72.88
2019 77.02
2020 81.15

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 Mongolia was 88.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 88.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 76.60 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 76.60
2005 76.60
2006 76.60
2007 76.60
2008 76.60
2009 77.61
2010 78.62
2011 79.63
2012 80.64
2013 81.65
2014 82.66
2015 83.67
2016 84.69
2017 85.70
2018 86.71
2019 87.72
2020 88.73

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Mongolia was 86.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 86.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.22 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 59.22
2005 59.69
2006 60.16
2007 60.62
2008 61.08
2009 63.59
2010 66.03
2011 68.19
2012 70.23
2013 72.26
2014 74.28
2015 76.30
2016 78.32
2017 80.33
2018 82.35
2019 84.35
2020 86.36

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention