Uganda - 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 Uganda was 18.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 18.21 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.52 in 2000.

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
2000 1.52
2001 2.45
2002 3.37
2003 4.30
2004 5.23
2005 6.16
2006 7.08
2007 8.01
2008 8.94
2009 9.86
2010 10.79
2011 11.72
2012 12.65
2013 13.57
2014 14.50
2015 15.43
2016 16.36
2017 17.28
2018 18.21
2019 18.21
2020 18.21

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 Uganda was 35.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 35.76 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.82 in 2000.

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:

2000
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Year Value
2000 8.82
2001 10.32
2002 11.82
2003 13.31
2004 14.81
2005 16.31
2006 17.80
2007 19.30
2008 20.80
2009 22.29
2010 23.79
2011 25.29
2012 26.78
2013 28.28
2014 29.78
2015 31.27
2016 32.77
2017 34.27
2018 35.76
2019 35.76
2020 35.76

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Uganda was 22.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 22.59 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.60 in 2000.

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:

2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
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25.00
Year Value
2000 2.60
2001 3.64
2002 4.69
2003 5.75
2004 6.81
2005 7.88
2006 8.95
2007 10.03
2008 11.12
2009 12.21
2010 13.31
2011 14.42
2012 15.53
2013 16.66
2014 17.79
2015 18.92
2016 20.07
2017 21.22
2018 22.38
2019 22.49
2020 22.59

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention