Jamaica - 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 Jamaica was 63.34 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 63.34 in 2015, while its lowest value was 63.34 in 2007.

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
2007 63.34
2008 63.34
2009 63.34
2010 63.34
2011 63.34
2012 63.34
2013 63.34
2014 63.34
2015 63.34

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 Jamaica was 69.37 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 69.37 in 2015, while its lowest value was 69.37 in 2007.

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
2007 69.37
2008 69.37
2009 69.37
2010 69.37
2011 69.37
2012 69.37
2013 69.37
2014 69.37
2015 69.37

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Jamaica was 66.65 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 66.65 in 2015, while its lowest value was 66.55 in 2007.

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
2007 66.55
2008 66.56
2009 66.57
2010 66.58
2011 66.59
2012 66.61
2013 66.62
2014 66.63
2015 66.65

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention