Myanmar - 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 Myanmar was 70.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 70.66 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.66 in 2010.

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
2010 70.66
2011 70.66
2012 70.66
2013 70.66
2014 70.66
2015 70.66
2016 70.66
2017 70.66
2018 70.66
2019 70.66
2020 70.66

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 Myanmar was 83.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 83.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 83.02 in 2010.

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
2010 83.02
2011 83.02
2012 83.02
2013 83.02
2014 83.02
2015 83.02
2016 83.02
2017 83.02
2018 83.02
2019 83.02
2020 83.02

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Myanmar was 74.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 74.51 in 2020, while its lowest value was 74.23 in 2010.

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
2010 74.23
2011 74.25
2012 74.28
2013 74.30
2014 74.32
2015 74.35
2016 74.38
2017 74.41
2018 74.44
2019 74.47
2020 74.51

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention