Mexico - 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 Mexico was 83.51 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 83.51 in 2019, while its lowest value was 83.51 in 2011.

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
2011 83.51
2012 83.51
2013 83.51
2014 83.51
2015 83.51
2016 83.51
2017 83.51
2018 83.51
2019 83.51

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 Mexico was 91.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 91.38 in 2019, while its lowest value was 91.38 in 2011.

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
2011 91.38
2012 91.38
2013 91.38
2014 91.38
2015 91.38
2016 91.38
2017 91.38
2018 91.38
2019 91.38

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

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Mexico was 89.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 89.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 89.66 in 2011.

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
2011 89.66
2012 89.68
2013 89.71
2014 89.73
2015 89.75
2016 89.78
2017 89.80
2018 89.82
2019 89.84

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention