Comoros - 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 Comoros was 14.65 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 14.65 in 2016, while its lowest value was 14.65 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 14.65
2009 14.65
2010 14.65
2011 14.65
2012 14.65
2013 14.65
2014 14.65
2015 14.65
2016 14.65

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 Comoros was 17.87 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 17.87 in 2016, while its lowest value was 17.87 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 17.87
2009 17.87
2010 17.87
2011 17.87
2012 17.87
2013 17.87
2014 17.87
2015 17.87
2016 17.87

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Comoros was 15.57 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 15.57 in 2016, while its lowest value was 15.55 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 15.55
2009 15.55
2010 15.55
2011 15.55
2012 15.56
2013 15.56
2014 15.56
2015 15.57
2016 15.57

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention