Cambodia - 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 Cambodia was 70.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 70.85 in 2020, while its lowest value was 55.93 in 2008.

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
2008 55.93
2009 55.93
2010 55.93
2011 55.93
2012 55.93
2013 57.80
2014 59.66
2015 61.52
2016 63.39
2017 65.25
2018 67.12
2019 68.98
2020 70.85

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 Cambodia was 83.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 89.88 in 2012, while its lowest value was 83.35 in 2020.

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
2008 89.88
2009 89.88
2010 89.88
2011 89.88
2012 89.88
2013 89.06
2014 88.24
2015 87.43
2016 86.61
2017 85.80
2018 84.98
2019 84.16
2020 83.35

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Cambodia was 73.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 73.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 62.57 in 2008.

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
2008 62.57
2009 62.70
2010 62.82
2011 62.95
2012 63.07
2013 64.49
2014 65.89
2015 67.27
2016 68.63
2017 69.97
2018 71.29
2019 72.60
2020 73.87

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention