Georgia - 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 Georgia was 87.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 87.44 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.44 in 2014.

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
2014 87.44
2015 87.44
2016 87.44
2017 87.44
2018 87.44
2019 87.44
2020 87.44

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 Georgia was 94.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 94.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.60 in 2014.

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
2014 94.60
2015 94.60
2016 94.60
2017 94.60
2018 94.60
2019 94.60
2020 94.60

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Georgia was 91.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 91.70 in 2020, while its lowest value was 91.53 in 2014.

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
2014 91.53
2015 91.55
2016 91.58
2017 91.61
2018 91.64
2019 91.67
2020 91.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention