Low income - 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 Low income was 14.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 14.77 in 2017, while its lowest value was 13.87 in 2018.

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 14.11
2015 14.19
2016 14.64
2017 14.77
2018 13.87
2019 13.99
2020 14.13

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 Low income was 33.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 35.20 in 2016, while its lowest value was 33.01 in 2020.

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 34.60
2015 34.45
2016 35.20
2017 35.10
2018 33.13
2019 33.05
2020 33.01

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Low income was 19.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 20.75 in 2017, while its lowest value was 17.03 in 2010.

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
2010 17.03
2011 17.30
2012 17.58
2013 17.91
2014 20.37
2015 20.33
2016 20.74
2017 20.75
2018 19.45
2019 19.45
2020 19.47

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention