Bosnia and Herzegovina - 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina was 96.05 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 96.05 in 2016, while its lowest value was 96.05 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 96.05
2009 96.05
2010 96.05
2011 96.05
2012 96.05
2013 96.05
2014 96.05
2015 96.05
2016 96.05

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina was 98.60 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 98.60 in 2016, while its lowest value was 98.60 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).

See also:

Year Value
2008 98.60
2009 98.60
2010 98.60
2011 98.60
2012 98.60
2013 98.60
2014 98.60
2015 98.60
2016 98.60

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 97.26 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 97.26 in 2016, while its lowest value was 97.19 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).

See also:

Year Value
2008 97.19
2009 97.20
2010 97.21
2011 97.22
2012 97.23
2013 97.24
2014 97.24
2015 97.25
2016 97.26

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention