Armenia - 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 Armenia was 91.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 91.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 65.58 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 65.58
2001 67.00
2002 68.41
2003 69.83
2004 71.25
2005 72.67
2006 74.09
2007 75.51
2008 76.92
2009 78.34
2010 79.76
2011 81.18
2012 82.60
2013 84.01
2014 85.43
2015 86.85
2016 88.27
2017 89.69
2018 91.10
2019 91.10
2020 91.10

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 Armenia was 96.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 92.90 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 92.90
2001 93.12
2002 93.33
2003 93.55
2004 93.77
2005 93.99
2006 94.20
2007 94.42
2008 94.64
2009 94.85
2010 95.07
2011 95.29
2012 95.50
2013 95.72
2014 95.94
2015 96.16
2016 96.37
2017 96.59
2018 96.81
2019 96.81
2020 96.81

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Armenia was 94.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 94.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 83.25 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:

Year Value
2000 83.25
2001 83.81
2002 84.42
2003 85.04
2004 85.67
2005 86.30
2006 86.93
2007 87.56
2008 88.20
2009 88.83
2010 89.47
2011 90.11
2012 90.76
2013 91.41
2014 92.06
2015 92.72
2016 93.38
2017 94.04
2018 94.71
2019 94.71
2020 94.72

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention